Prayer For Chaplain

You know the past, you and he alone

Hold him in your prefect Father's arms

Touch him where his dad fell short

Soothe him with tender words

Hover over his handiwork

He is your child

A servant of his Savior

A reflection of your glory

Finish your work Lord

Raise up this Caleb

Energize him and thrill him

Surround him and support him

Whisper truth to him, Abba

How you are proud of him

How glad yo are he was born

That's he is a good son

How you love him

Your eyes upon him with favor

That on that day

In whitewashed robes he can stand

Boldly before the Throne of Grace

Presented to his Eternal Father

Washed clean in the Blood

A bride to his King

A friend to his bridegroom

A helpmeet to his Redeemer

A lover to the Lover of his soul

Bless him, Lord

Raise him up, Abba

In the full stature of sonship

A son of the Living God!

-Stephen Pursell, 12/1/03

Liberate our captain, Father

Heal this dear man, Lord

Restore this wounded warrior

This fine but weary lion of a man

You know the hurt, the shattered dreams