Warm-Up for Sunday: Warm Up for Sunday: The influence of a mother upon a child’s life is so significant that in 1865 William Ross Wallace wrote, “The hand that rocks the cradle is the hand that rules the world.” Someone else has written that, “When you shape youth, you shape the world.” No doubt that mother’s have significant influence. That’s especially true of praying mothers. This Sunday is Mother’s Day, a day given over to honoring the influential role of motherhood. Among the many mothers described in the Bible, Bathsheba is not in our top ten. Yet, without her petition of the king on behalf of her son Solomon, the history of Israel would be very different. In many ways, she displays the power of a praying mother like few others. Join us this Sunday as we explore how her petition made a difference and how yours can too!