Give Us Hearts Strong for this War
Blessed among women,
Chosen that The Most High could breathe into her a new Adam,
Uncorrupted DNA, untainted by sin, God infused flesh,
Nourished in Mary’s womb.
This babe is, a light born in darkness, heralded by angels,
The heavenly host singing at his birth,
His blood to become the sacrament of eternal redemption, Life without end,
The entrance into heaven, Our only salvation.
Yeshua saves his people.
A lamb whose shed blood redeems for him sheep
Who will follow in this new way of love.
I am naked but for the leaves on the tree, but for the bark on the wood,
But for the branches on the limbs.
Meaning,
We all fit together in this Holy Kingdom. All called to follow him.
All called to royal diadems that we will lay at his feet.
We are honored to be chosen for this battle,
To carry forth the gospel,
To live this life as His people,
To be refined in this crucible,
To share in His spoil,
Because of the victory that he wrought for us, Church.
So I am no longer alone but your partner in this fight,
Your brother in this warfare, fellow shield bearer and your succor,
Your servant and your foot washer,
The binder of your wounds,
The singer of your songs,
As we bless our enemies, heaping coals upon their heads.
We kneel before the Sacred Light and vow our lives a living sacrifice:
Marrying and bearing babies,
Working and fighting,
Praying and forgiving,
Planting and watering,
Growing and reaping,
Baptizing in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
Three in One.
Our God and King.
Our Father who art in Heaven, give us hearts strong for this war.
Psalm 73:24-26 (ESV)
You guide me with your counsel, and afterward you will receive me to glory.
Whom have I in heaven but you? And there is nothing on earth that I desire besides you.
My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.
