A Warrior’s Prayer

Usually, the chaplain comes out and prays with the troops before they head out on a mission. His prayers are good, but pretty much typical of what you would expect from a man of the cloth. The other day, the chaplain didn’t make it, so the Sergeant that was leading the mission, filled in. To put things in proper perspective, if a movie were to be made about this until, he would be played by someone like John Wayne—a very gruff and tough NCO. He actually did a very good job. Part of his prayer went like this:

“Lord, if it is you will that we fight today… give us a clear sight picture and allow our trigger pull be smooth.”

Over here, things are different that in the rest of the world. Although it may sound strange, if not morally wrong, to pray (on Holy Thursday of all days) for the ability to kill one’s fellow man, that is the reality over here.