Tuesday, November 11, 2008

May They Not Have Served In Vain

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A SINCERE AND HEARTFELT ''THANK YOU' TO ALL WHO HAVE BRAVELY SERVED.  WHETHER IN FEAR OR COURAGE, YOU HAVE BEEN WILLING TO LAY DOWN YOUR LIFE FOR THIS GREAT NATION AND FOR THE FREEDOM THAT WE CHERISH.  TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILIES, WE ARE FOREVER INDEBTED.

 

WEST POINT CADETS PRAYER
by Clayton Wheat
O God, our Father, thou Searcher of men's hearts, help us to draw near to Thee in sincerity and truth.  May our religion be filled with gladness and may our worship of Thee be natural.
     Strengthen and increase our admiration for honest dealing and clean thinking, and suffer not our hatred of hypocrisy and pre-tense ever to diminish.
     Encourage us in our endeavor to live above the common level of life.
     Make us to choose the harder right instead of the easier wrong, and never to be content with a half truth when the whole can be won.
     Endow us with courage that is born of loyalty to all that is noble and worthy, that scorns to compromise with vice and injustice and knows no fear when truth and right are in jeopardy.
     Guard us against flippancy and irreverence in the sacred things of life.
     Grant us new ties of friendship and new opportunities of service.
     Kindle our hearts in fellowship with those of a cheerful countenance, and soften our hearts with sympathy for those who sorrow and suffer.
     Help us to maintain the honor of the Corps untarnished and unsullied and to show forth in our lives the ideals of West Point in doing our duty to Thee and to our Country.
     All of which we ask in the Name of the Great Friend and Master of men.

1 comment:

Mrs. Monty said...

Caught up with your blog again today. Thanks for all the great pictures. Congrats to your grandson on his football year and good luck in the playoffs. Our grandson is playing in his league playoffs this weekend too. Take care.