Tag: prayer of Jabez

If Jabez's mother were alive when he was considered honorable, she would have been one happy soul. The son that caused her so much sorrow gladdened her heart by his conduct. What more can a parent ask for?

ONE problem with familiarity with the Scripture is that we easily miss the raw and painful edge of a familiar story. Things that should elicit a painful wince become just an interesting fact that we skim over.