<TITLE>19. Par 63-65</TITLE>L-63 Oh, I thought, no matter how much disgrace he'd got into, how big and burly he was; he was, to mother's heart, still her baby. And I thought, "God, if that mother can overlook that and kiss him, and say it's her baby, how much more would You do us? When You said 'A mother may forget her suckling babe, but I can't forget you; you're engraved on the palms of My hand.'" I thought, "What love." She kissed him and hugged him. And I said, "Auntie, will you bow for prayer?"
She got down and I said, "Lead, Auntie." And you talk about a prayer, oh, that old godly... [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.]... a hold of God, I stood there and wept holding that little old bedpost [Blank.spot.on.tape--Ed.] she kissed him again. I said, "Auntie, will you kneel with me now," I...?... pray."
She said, "Yes, parson." Said, "If I could only could ask of the Lord, if I could only hear him say he's saved before he goes."

L-64 And I got down, I said, "Heavenly Father, I don't know why I'm here; my airplane's been gone for about two hours now." And I said, "Why You led me down here, I don't know; this is the only place I've come to, so, surely this is where You've led at." I said, "I--I was expecting You to lead me somewhere, and she was expecting me to be here. So, I--I pray God, that You'll be merciful and spare the boy's life."
I had my hands laying on his feet, he said, "Mama."
She said, "Yes, honey."
Said, "Isn't it getting light in the room?"
And about a minute or two from then, he was setting up on the side of the bed talking to us. I hurried off, and called a cab, and went out to the airplane; they was making the last call; it'd been held for two hours. I caught my plane and went home.

L-65 About six or eight months after that, nearly a year, I was coming through on a train. As you know in Memphis, how you pull up this way; I run up to get me a hamburger; it's too much... charge too much on the train to eat. So, I--I had to go over and get me a hamburger after the train stopped. And I run up there to get me a hamburger, and I was going up I heard somebody holler, "Hey, parson Branham." I looked out there and there was a redcap. He said, "Hello there," big black boy, his teeth shining; said, "How are you?" Said, "You don't know me, do you?"
I said, "I don't believe I do."
Said, "You remember about a year ago, when you come down, and the Lord led you down to my mammy was out the gate praying?"
I said, "Are you the boy?"
I said, "Yes, parson Branham," said, "I's not only healed, but I's a Christian now."
Oh, my, what is it? The God that was with Simeon in that day is the same Holy Spirit today that's...?... To ground a plane for that ignorant colored woman. Just think; the prayer of that poor ignorant, illiterate, negro woman, God kept a plane on the ground two hours, sovereignty of the living God. I'm expecting Him.


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