January 23, 2017

Immortal, invisible, God only wise, 

In light inaccessible hid from our eyes, 

Most blessed, most glorious, the Ancient of Days, 

Almighty, victorious, Thy great name we praise. 

Ah Lord,

All of our pomp and circumstance; all of our mental gymnastics to try to figure things out, all of our straining to show might--

all of this is nothing compared to You. 

Unresting, unhasting, and silent as light, 

Nor wanting, nor wasting, Thou rulest in might; 

Thy justice like mountains high soaring above 

Thy clouds which are fountains of goodness and love.

Lord, when we see our failures--our inability to bring peace, to do justice, to work hard enough, to protect even our most innocent--we realize our overwhelming need for You. 

We need Your wisdom. We need Your protection. We need Your victory.

And we certainly need Your forgiveness.

We pray for our leaders. Lord, please guide them. Give them wisdom. May they do justly. May their missions be right, and may they be successful. We pray for:

our commanders

our Chaplains, and other spiritual leaders

the office of the Chief of Chaplains

General Mattis

President Trump

We pray for the safety of our deployed, and we pray for their salvation. We pray for our wounded warriors, our tired fighters, our hurting veterans. May they be overwhelmed by Your greatness. 

To all, life Thou givest, to both great and small; 

In all life Thou livest, the true life of all; 

We blossom and flourish as leaves on the tree, 

And wither and perish, but naught changeth Thee. 

Lord, please forgive us for the lives we have taken. Forgive us, as a nation, for creating a culture of unwanted children, for abandoning mothers, for writing You out of the story. Help us to change. Help us to be about Your business of saving, creating, loving.

It is only because of Your greatness, and Your love for us, that we have any hope.
Thou reignest in glory; Thou dwellest in light; 

Thine angels adore Thee, all veiling their sight; 

All laud we would render: O help us to see 

'Tis only the splendor of light hideth Thee.

Click here to enjoy Steve Green singing Immortal, Invisible