Closer Than A Brother

Bless my brother, Yahweh

My comrade in arms

Thank you for his friendship

Like Jonathan and David

A friend who sticks closer than a brother

Friendship so welcome here

In his world of war

Within these prison walls

He is a gem in the coal bin

Faithful, upright, passionate and true

He is your son

Father of Lights, bless him

All your treasures of wisdom and knowledge

Fruit beyond imagination

A vast harvest in the last days

Sharpen his sickle

Bathe him in glory

Consume him in revelation

And help us, Yahweh

To link arms

To march in your steps

Our ears tuned to your voice

Help me uphold him

That we men may stand

Cover his family

Breathe on his wife

Brood over his children

Encompass their home

Warring angels all around

Draw him close, fit him for your yoke

Prophet and priest to them

Teach him to lead in Holiness

Immeasurably, abundantly beyond his asking

Open your storehouses, Abba

Riches on your son, Lord

Open his mouth wide and fill it

Bless my friend, Lord

Clothe him in glory

Blessings to a thousand generations

-Stephen Pursell, 9/04, written for a friend who later betrayed me and my mother, a widow, by swindling her...bless him, Lord, heal him