Visitation

Father, I petition you

I lift before you my friends

My brethren from TBC

This band of pilgrims

And their faithful captain, Don North

Rain on them, Father

Even as Pete North used to sing

"It's beginning to rain, rain, rain..."

Let them hear your voice, Father

Thunder from heaven, Lord

Shatter the walls

Fill the cup

Heal the land

Consume them in reformation fire

Seraphim bearing cleansing coals

Fulfill the vision you gave Chris Martin

Dig the wells, Lord

As your spirit moved there when I was little

But more so

Bring that seed to fruition

Pour out the bowls, Lord

Reveal what you showed me

Your great fire engulfing the little blue church

Send the seraphim, burn them

Don's sturdy arms upraised, his face alight

Heal them, restore them

Visit them, Jesus

Come walk the aisles

Touch the broken places

Soothe the weariness

Breathe on them, your people

Called by your name

Your body in the earth

In Oroville, in Southside

Visit them, Lord

Your word says

You are a consuming fire

Consume them

Stephen Pursell, '02