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(uplifting brass music)

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(organ playing "The Star-Spangled Banner")

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(congregation sings "The Star-Spangled Banner")

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♪ Oh say can you see ♪

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♪ By the dawn's early light ♪

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♪ What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming ♪

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♪ Whose broad strips and bright stars ♪

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♪ Through the perilous night ♪

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♪ O'er the ramparts we watched ♪

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♪ Were so gallantly streaming ♪

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♪ And the rockets' red glare ♪

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♪ The bomb's bursting in air ♪

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♪ Gave proof through the night ♪

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♪ That our flag was still there ♪

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♪ Oh say does that Star Spangled Banner yet wave ♪

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♪ O'er the land of the free ♪

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♪ And the home of the brave. ♪

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(grand organ music)

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(congregation sings hymn)

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- [Clergyman] Please join me in prayer.

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Oh Lord our God, how majestic is Your name in all the earth.

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We humbly petition Your presence as we gather to worship

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and give thanks for the manifold blessings

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which You have bestowed upon us

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and the United States Marine Corps this year.

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Like trees planted by the waters, may our spiritual roots

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be planted deeply in Your wisdom, Your strength,

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and Your mercy, so we are able to continue

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to bear good fruit, and not wither in our personal lives,

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or as a Corps of Marines.

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Undergird us so that all of our actions will be

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prosperity for Your kingdom.

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Protect us, and do not allow us to be like chaff,

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blown away by the undisciplined winds

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of chance, swirling around.

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So that when our trials come, we will hold firm.

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Lord, plant firmly our roots in You,

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that we might stand, stand for righteousness,

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stand for truth, and stand in faithful obedience

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to all You have called us to.

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This we pray, in Your most holy name, Amen.

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- [Bishop Wright] Amen.

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Please be seated.

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"I was glad when they said unto me, let us go

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"into the house of the Lord.

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"And now our feet are standing within thy gates,

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"O Jerusalem."

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I am Bishop Wright, the Armed Forces Bishop.

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And it is my delight and my care to welcome you

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once again, our beloved Marine Corps.

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I stumble a little when I said those words

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because I'm retired Air Force.

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But you really are our beloved Marine Corps,

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and we thank God that you are able to come here

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once more, to this house of prayer, for all people.

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I welcome you on behalf of the Bishop of Washington,

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and also on behalf of the Dean of this great cathedral,

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here to worship God.

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And I pray that in this brief service, as we reflect

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and thank God for the blessings of the Corps this year,

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that we also will worship him in spirit and in truth.

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Thank you.

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- [Man] In your bulletin you will find a responsive reading

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from Psalm 37.

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I will read the light text,

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and I will invite you to join me as we

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read the bold text together.

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Psalm 37.

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"Do not fret because of those who are evil

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"or be envious of those who do wrong."

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- [Congregation] "For like the grass, they will soon wither,

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"and like green plants, they will soon die away."

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- [Man] "Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him.

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"Do not fret when people succeed in their ways,

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"when they carry out their wicked schemes."

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- [Congregation] "The wicked plot against the righteous

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"and gnash their teeth at them.

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"But the Lord laughs at the wicked,

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"for He knows their day is coming."

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- [Man] "The blameless spend their days under the Lord's care

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"and their inheritance will endure forever.

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"In times of disaster, they will not wither.

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"In days of famine, they will enjoy plenty."

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- [Congregation] "The Lord makes firm the steps

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"of the one who delights in Him.

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"Though he may stumble, he will not fall.

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"For the Lord upholds him with his hands."

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- [Man] "Turn from evil and do good,

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"then you will dwell in the land forever.

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"For the Lord loves the just,

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"and will not forsake his faithful ones."

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- [Congregation] "The mouths of the righteous

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"utter wisdom, and their tongues speak what is just.

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"The laws of their God is in their hearts.

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"Their feet do not slip."

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- [Man] "The salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord.

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"He is their stronghold in time of trouble."

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- [Congregation] "The Lord helps them and delivers them.

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"He delivers them from the wicked and saves them,

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"because they take refuge in Him."

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- [General Robert B. Neller] Good afternoon, everyone.

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My name is Bob Neller

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and I have the honor and privilege of serving

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as the Commandant of the United States Marine Corps.

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And thanks for taking the time today,

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in this beautiful setting,

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in the city of our nation's capital.

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First I'd like to recognize Bishop Wright.

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And although you were an Air Force officer,

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we're supposed to be forgiving today.

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You were in the Army, so you're blessed twice.

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I'd additionally like to thank the Cathedral staff,

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the Marine Band for their beautiful music, and the Choir.

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And I'd also like to recognize Chaplain Scott

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and Chaplain Kibben.

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Thank you for your counsel, your leadership,

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and your support.

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We're very blessed to have you serving

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in our Navy and our Marine Corps.

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This is an annual tradition, where we take time

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to celebrate, as part of the Marine Corps's birthday.

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And the celebration takes many forms as

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Marines pause around the world.

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And we reflect on our legacy and the people who

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have helped shape our Corps.

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Today we reflect on our faith.

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Our faith in our Corps, our faith in our fellow Marines,

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and for many, faith in their God.

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So as we come together this month to celebrate

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the 242nd birth of our Corps,

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it is a time to remember, a time to recommit, if you will.

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To think about our preparedness for what lie ahead

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both today and tomorrow.

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We remember the past on our birthday.

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Today we honor the history and legacy of the thousands

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of Marines that have served, fought,

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and many who made the ultimate sacrifice.

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And others who were wounded, and all that they

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continue to struggle with.

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We think about our readiness for today.

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Facing the security challenges we and the rest of the

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Department of Defense face around the world together.

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And we talk about tomorrow, preparing for what

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we believe is coming in our future.

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We have the world that we have, not the world that we want.

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It is a volatile place.

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There's a great deal of uncertainty.

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So we have to remain vigilant, and the training

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we're doing right now is making sure we're

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prepared for that day, if it comes.

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So we're here today as a solemn capstone of our

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birthday season, a time for reflection on Marines

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and our families.

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To pay our respects to those who have served with sacrifice.

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To remember friends we've lost along the way,

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and those who have paid with their life.

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We're here to express our gratitude to our families,

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who support each and every one of us every day.

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We all know we would not be as successful, or

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accomplished what we had in our lives,

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without their support.

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And to our Gold Star families with us today,

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please know you will always have our unfailing support

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for you, and thank you for remaining always semper fidelis.

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Talking about things like spirituality and faith

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are some things that don't always come easy.

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I can only say that on my own behalf.

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But the fact is, we all know that believing in something

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is critically important to our being, not just as Marines,

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but as citizens and as members of the human race.

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Being confident, having faith in the truth of something,

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like our core values of honor, courage and commitment,

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or our family's values, or the values of being an American,

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or of anything else that you believe has a value

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that's going to let you live a life of virtue and integrity.

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We as leaders of our military and of our nation,

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must do our best to set the example

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for our Marines by demonstrating every day

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our faith in the way we lead our lives.

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We know from experience in our own life,

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that a solid foundation of these beliefs

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based on values make us more resilient.

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And resiliency is critical to any success

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we are going to have as a Marine Corps.

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So as we recommit today, and get a chance to reflect

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in this beautiful venue and setting,

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I'd ask all to think about what they need to do

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to strive to be better persons of character and virtue.

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And to tie that into our everyday lives,

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and have the courage to discuss this

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with those that we lead.

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Again, I want to thank each and every one of you

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for being here today,

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for your dedication to our nation and to our Marine Corps.

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And I want to thank you for joining us in celebrating

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242 years of being America's expeditionary force

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in readiness.

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So to all Marines here, and family and friends of Marines,

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happy birthday and may God bless the United States

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and our United States Marine Corps.

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(band plays opening strains of "Amazing Grace")

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(woman sings)

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♪ Amazing grace how sweet the sound ♪

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♪ That saved a wretch like me ♪

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♪ I once was lost, but now am found ♪

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♪ Was blind but now I see. ♪

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♪ 'Twas grace that taught my heart to fear ♪

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♪ And grace my fears relieved ♪

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♪ How precious did that grace appear ♪

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♪ The hour I first believed. ♪

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♪ Through many dangers, toils and snares ♪

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♪ I have already come ♪

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♪ 'Tis grace that brought me safe thus far ♪

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♪ And grace will lead me home ♪

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♪ And grace will lead me home ♪

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- [Marine] Good evening.

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I'll be reading Hebrews 10:35 to 11:2.

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"So do not throw away your confidence,

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"you will be richly rewarded.

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"You need to persevere so that when you have

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"done the will of God you will receive what has promised.

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"For in just a little while, He who is coming will come,

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"and will not delay.

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"And that my righteous one will live by faith,

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"and I will take no pleasure in the one who shrinks back.

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"But we do not belong to those who shrink back

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"and are destroyed, but to those who have faith

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"and are saved.

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"Now faith is confidence in what we hope for

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"and assurance about what we do not see.

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"This is what the ancients were commended for."

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Thank you.

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- [Chaplain] Let me join in thanking not only Bishop Wright,

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but the entire Cathedral staff, the congregation here,

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at the National Cathedral for hosting us

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in getting in the celebration of the Marine Corps' birthday.

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And certainly the foundation and cornerstone of faith

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that has upheld the Corps throughout its history.

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Commandant, we've had a good year in the Marine Corps.

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So I've asked for a ten-year extension in my job.

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However, I think the CNO and others have plans

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beyond this, but I've gotta tell you this has been

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an honor for a lifetime, to serve as the Chaplain

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of the Marine Corps, and really represent the

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body of Chaplains, and religious program specialists,

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that support and serve Marines in every corner and clime

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of the globe.

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And for that I'll always be grateful.

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This evening I want to read from the 20th Psalm,

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and as I read this Psalm, I'd like you to reflect

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upon the words that really tie together

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the Psalmist's request and belief in God,

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and the trouble that he faces.

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"May the Lord answer you, when you're in distress

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"in your day of trouble.

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"May the name of God and Jacob protect you.

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"May He send you help from the sanctuary

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"and grant you support from Zion.

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"May He remember all your sacrifice, and accept

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"what you offer up.

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"May He give you the desire of your heart

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"and make all of your plans succeed.

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"May we then shout for joy over your victory,

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"and lift up our banners in the name of our God.

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"May the Lord grant all of your requests.

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"Now this I know, the Lord gives victory to His anointed.

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"He answers them from His heavenly sanctuary,

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"with a victorious power of His right hand.

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"Some trust in chariots, and some in horses,

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"but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

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"They are brought to their knees and they fall.

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"But we rise up, and we stand firm.

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"We hold the line.

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"Lord, give victory to the King.

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"Answer us when we call."

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This Psalm is not a stoic piece of stale theology.

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It wasn't scribed in a place of quiet and solitude.

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It's a prayer.

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It's an honest, perhaps desperate, prayer

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from the battlefield.

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An unencumbered cry to God.

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A near boundless recitation of petitions

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that flow from the realities and the emotion of war.

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This prayer, like many prayers,

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rise from the worst of all places,

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and become a declaration of our confidence,

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and our trust in God.

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In the worst of all places,

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trust is what is required.

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This was not David's first fight.

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Most of you remember the famous battle in the

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Valley of Elah, recorded in I Samuel 17.

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against the giant of an enemy, named Goliath.

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The Philistines on one hill, and across the valley

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and upon another, the Israelites.

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And for 40 days and 40 nights, the Philistines

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came out to taunt the armies of Israel.

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The Bible records that the greatest of the

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Philistine warriors, Goliath,

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was 9 feet 9 inches tall.

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He wore bronze scale armor that weighed 125 pounds.

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His spear shaft was like a weaver's beam.

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And the iron point of his spear weighed 15 pounds.

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Daily the behemoth of a man would come out of formation

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and shout, "Choose one of your men,

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"and have him come out and fight me."

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And then he would belly laugh.

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Now you don't belly laugh on the front lines

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unless you can back it up.

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And every single day the Philistines would

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come down the hill to provoke the enemy.

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Every day.

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The Israelites would shake in their boots at the challenge,

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and shrink back to their camp

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and dread the very next day with fear.

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Terrified.

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No artillery from a distance.

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Hand to hand.

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Israelite soldiers, perhaps, bartering on the side.

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I'll give you my horse, and my iPhone 10

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if you take one for the team, here.

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Here soldier, let's just roll you down the hill

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and hope that we satisfy the hunger of the giant.

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And then David arrives.

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The fair-skinned, handsome shepherd boy from Bethlehem.

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Sent by his father to the battlefield,

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with grain and rations for the troops.

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When David witnessed the taunting,

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he did not shrink, but responded.

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Don't let anyone be discouraged by him.

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Your servant will go and fight the Philistine.

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Whenever a lion or a bear came and carried off a lamb,

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from my flock, I would strike it down,

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grab it by the fur, and kill it.

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Your servant has killed lions and bears.

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This uncircumcised Philistine will be one of them.

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The Lord who rescued me from the lion and the bear

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will rescue me.

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Sound familiar?

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Albertus Catlin, Medal of Honor winner, and Marine,

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would write about his own Corps,

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"Americans have come to take it as a matter of course

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"that a Marine should be able to do the work

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"of 10 ordinary men.

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"And the Marines have come to that belief, too."

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A few ago I visited the Marine Recruit Depot in San Diego.

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And for an entire day, I spent most of the day

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with a battalion of recruits as they moved through

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their training regimen.

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I started out on the obstacle course, and my eye caught

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a young recruit who struggled to get over the wall.

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He struggled to climb the net.

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But in every case, he would get back up and he'd

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continue to pull himself over.

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Later that day I visited MCMAP where Marines

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are taught hand-to-hand skills.

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They're taught how to fight and defend themself.

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And there was that young recruit,

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right in the middle of the battalion.

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When the instructor would call a position to the right,

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the recruit would be looking to the left.

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When the instructor would say, do a front roll,

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the recruit would do a back roll.

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And finally I stepped in to the Drill Instructor,

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and I said, "Will this recruit make it?"

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And he said, "Absolutely sir, he'll make it

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"because he believes he will.

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"He'll finish this training, and he'll be a Marine."

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With a slingshot and a few small stones,

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David came out against the giant to say,

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you come against me with dagger and spear and sword,

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but I come against you in the name of the Lord of host.

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And then the Bible says that David ran quickly

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to the battle line,

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and he struck Goliath down

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with the stone as it sank into the giant's head.

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Can you imagine the prayers that would have been

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raised up on this battlefield,

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as the Israelites witnessed David

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stepping in, running to the battle line,

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and with one shot of the stone, taking the giant down.

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I mean prayers like, oh God, help this runt.

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Please help this little guy.

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But here was a warrior whose heart was steeled

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for the fight, who was both skillful and willful,

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but also had a heart for God.

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In the battlefield of Psalm 20, you have all

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of the elements of any battle.

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Chaos, confusion, terror,

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danger and distress

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converging on one piece of real estate.

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Warriors at the ready surrounding their warrior king.

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Battle standards unfurled as the armies gather

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in anticipation of another fighting day.

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Holding the line in what had become a standoff

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of will and determination.

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And in what the writer describes, in the very first verse,

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as the Day of Trouble.

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The Day of Trouble.

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You see, the distress of the battlefield

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raises its instructive voice

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to the nature of the

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experiences that we all know

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in the battlefield of life.

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This isn't the measure of trouble we know when we

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can't get a good internet connection.

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This isn't a Saturday morning hangover,

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or the kind of disappointment that comes when your

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lottery number doesn't come up.

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This is a distressing, desperate situation,

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where there seems to be no way out.

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Trouble with a capital T.

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Despair, discouragement, depression, destruction,

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perhaps through the painful circumstances of real life.

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Jesus said in John 16,

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"In the world you will have trouble."

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You can count it.

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It's inevitable.

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Trouble is no respecter of education or status.

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Everybody gets some.

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Peter said to the church,

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"Don't be surprised at the fiery ordeal

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"which comes upon you, as though

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"some strange thing is happening to you."

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It doesn't matter what kind of suit you wear,

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or where your parking spot is or isn't.

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It doesn't pity you if you're poor, or pamper you

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if you're rich.

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You can run but you can't hide from the nature

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of distress and struggle in the circumstances of life.

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You can change jobs, you can change churches,

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you can change spouses or duty stations,

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but trouble will find you out.

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The nature of this sort of trouble that David conveys

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in another one of his writings,

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where he says in Psalms 116,

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"The cords of death, they strangle me.

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"The terrors of the grave,

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distress and sorrow."

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A.W. Tozer calls it the winter of the soul.

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And St. John of the Cross describes this kind of trouble

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as the dark night of the soul.

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Darkness and distress that seeps into the soul

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when the lights seem to go out.

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Darkness in a marriage, in the loss of a relationship,

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perhaps the battle in one's mind where there's a

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struggle to do what is right, not just the right thing,

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when people are looking.

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But to do what is right,

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the moral courage to speak truth to power,

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or to live truth before power.

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I've been there.

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I've faltered in the squeeze of life.

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I found myself weak-kneed

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and at times in my life

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ready to give up and to give in,

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in my own day of trouble.

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But the aim for all of us in times of trouble,

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the lesson of the battlefield is to keep trusting God,

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and entrusting our lives to Him through the darkness.

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Romans says the just will live by faith.

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In trouble and in triumph.

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In weakness and in strength.

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In the calm and in the storm,

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we live in faith.

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We don't merely start out with one big thrust of trust

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and then start weaning ourselves off

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from a reliance upon the Savior.

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We keep on believing, we keep on trusting,

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ourselves to God and to His purpose for our life.

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So in one poignant moment before the clashing of swords,

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before a trumpet sounds the ready call,

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someone from among this throng lifts up a prayer.

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Perhaps all of their prayers raised up

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to become one voice.

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May the Lord answer you in the day of trouble.

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May He defend you, may He send you help,

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may He strengthen you.

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This is stuff from the battlefield.

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May He remember all that you offer Him.

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May He grant you your heart's desire,

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fulfill your whole purpose,

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and grant all your requests.

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Because some will trust in chariots and in horses,

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but we trust in the name of the Lord our God.

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You see, the battlefield has a way of connecting

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the warrior to something outside of himself.

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It's more than a prayer for the right outcome.

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It's more than a prayer for victory

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in the wake of trouble,

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but the battlefield creates vulnerability.

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A vulnerability that leads to faith in something

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or someone who is greater than ourselves.

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Lord Nelson prayed at the Battle of Trafalgar,

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"My humanity after victory

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"be the predominant feature of the fleet."

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"For myself," he said,

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"individually I commit my life to Him

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"who made me and may His blessing light upon my endeavors

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"for serving my country faithfully.

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"To Him I resign myself

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"and the just cause which entrusted me to defend."

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Prayer in the day of trouble,

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often simple pleas

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whispered from one lone warrior

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who awaits his first firefight.

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From two who share a fighting hole,

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prayers from a squad or a platoon,

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that are circled up shoulder to shoulder,

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or from a battalion Chaplain before the Commander

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moves his Marines out.

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Connecting them to something greater.

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General William Tecumseh Sherman in 1880 said,

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"There's many a boy who looks on war as all glory.

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"But boys, it is all Hell."

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Most who have lived through the privations, and the horrors

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of war, know that war is frightening and destructive.

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It tends to bring out the worst.

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Hatred and cowardice, and violence and brutality.

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It's hell.

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But paradoxically, the battlefield brings out the

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very best in human trait.

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Love of country and kin, self-sacrifice and courage,

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comradeship, in many cases the ever-present

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specter of pain and death,

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sharpens and exposes us to the matters of the spirit,

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and creates a greater reliance

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on God's grace, His comfort, and protection.

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The Marine Corps knows this paradox all too well.

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Esprit de corps, uncommon valor as a common virtue,

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has been forged in a tradition where the Corps

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has known the distress and destruction of wars

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in many days of trouble.

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The prayer says answer us, when we call out to You

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in the day of trouble, Lord answer us.

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A prayer that brings into focus something beyond,

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something greater, something eternal.

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David said in Psalms 116, "I love the Lord

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"Because when I call He hears my voice, and

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"my prayer for mercy.

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"Because He bends down to listen,

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"I will pray as long as I have breath."

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No one listens anymore.

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Have you noticed that?

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You can't even get someone who 
wants or needs your business

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to listen to you on the other end of the line.

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You get a menu of possibilities that lead you into

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a deep, deep hole of frustration, where you end up

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talking to yourself, and not very nicely.

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Nobody listens.

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I worked for a guy, he never seemed to listen.

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I'm sure that some of the sounds that made it

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past his eardrums made some kind of rattle or noise,

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but he didn't really listen.

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He'd look at his watch, he'd check the computer

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screen out of the corner of the eye,

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notes that were written on a piece of paper,

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getting ready for the next meeting,

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with no connection to what I was saying.

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Too busy, too distracted, too important.

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Can you imagine a heavenly Father,

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when we're languishing in the day of trouble,

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who puts us on hold?

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Press one if you wanna complain.

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Press two if you have a real problem.

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Press three if this requires time.

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Can you hear me now?

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David said, I have learned to love the Lord,

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because the God who's involved in the affairs

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of this world and galaxies beyond our own,

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when we call,

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He listens.

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He hears my voice and my cries for mercy.

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There's an unusual term in Psalms 116.

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It's the word "natah", which is translated, "incline".

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It means to turn your ear to,

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to bend over,

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to lean in.

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He strains to connect to our hearts.

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He's personal.

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He's deliberate.

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He's intent on listening when I call.

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There's a story of a little girl whose father

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was a salesman.

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He was always on the road, seldom at home.

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And the little girl was accustomed to waiting for the

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window of opportunity, the moment, when Dad came

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running in from one trip, unload the suitcase ...

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No, Commandant, it's not you.

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Unload the suitcase from one trip, and pack it

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with clean clothes and a uniform for the next.

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And the little girl learned to capitalize on that

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window of time, and so she waited for her daddy

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at the picture window.

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On this particular day, her father came screeching in,

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in a taxi, and he jumped out of the taxi and grabbed

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his suitcases and ran to front porch, and she knew

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what that meant.

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And so the minute the door flung open, the little girl

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began to chatter a mile a minute,

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to fill her daddy in on everything that he had missed

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the weeks before.

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As fast as she could go, daddy, daddy, daddy,

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I learned to ride a bicycle this week and it has

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four wheels and I fell down and here's a boo-boo.

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And I have a new boyfriend, and on and on,

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as fast as she could go.

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And finally the dad in the bedroom, while throwing out

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the dirty clothes, becomes so frustrated.

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He looks down at this daughter and says,

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"Honey, just slow down.

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"Don't talk so fast."

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And she looked up at her daddy and said,

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"Okay Daddy, if you'll listen slowly."

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This I know.

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The Lord gives victory.

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He answers from Heaven.

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Some will trust in chariots and horses,

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but we trust in the name of the Lord.

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The cry to God in the midst of battlefield

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is more than desperation.

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It's calibration.

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This, you see, is a world where chariots and horses matter.

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Ours is a Corps, where might and force and capability,

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speed and agility matter.

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But the Marine Corps, you see, has discovered a strength

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that goes beyond what we have in ourselves.

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Commandant, I was thrilled to see in The Gazette,

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in the newest edition of The Gazette,

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three articles written by Marines on spiritual fitness.

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I'm not sure if someone collected them all for the

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purpose of this one edition, but I have a sense

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that there's a traction gaining hold,

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because the Corps is learning what it means

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not only to be physically fit,

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and mentally fit, but spiritually fit.

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This is the 100-year anniversary

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of the Battle of Belleau Wood.

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And some would argue that if the Marine Corps

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was born at Tun Tavern 242 years ago,

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the Marine Corps grew up in the forest along

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France's Marne River, fighting their very first

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commercial-grade enemy in the Germans.

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And one standout Marine who fought there, among many,

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was Clifton Cates.

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Cates grew up on the banks of the Mississippi

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in the state of Tennessee.

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He joined the Corps and a few years later he found himself

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in those woods with trouble of his own.

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The company commander was dead, 
Cates himself wounded

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for a third time in two days from a shell fragment

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that ripped through his leg.

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And with catastrophic casualties to his battalion,

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from a small piece of a trench that the Marines

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had captured, he scribbled a note to his battalion

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commander to say, "We need support here.

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"It's almost suicidal to try to get here,

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"as we're swept away by machine gun fire, and constant

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"artillery barrage.

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"It's upon us.

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"I have no one to my left, and only a few to my right.

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"But I will hold."

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Overwhelming odds,

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but I will rise up and hold the line.

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As believers, that is a clarion call for

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every single one of us.

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For our petitions from the battlefield of life,

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reach the ear of One who is greater than any of us.

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Any of us collected together, even our Corps,

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greater.

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And we owe Him the strength of our heart

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to stand firm in the day of trouble.

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Amen.

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(organ plays)

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(congregation sings hymn)

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(choir sings sacred choral music)

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- [Sergeant Major Green] Good evening, ladies and gentlemen.

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Let us pray the Marine's prayer.

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Almighty Father,

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whose command is over all and whose love never fails,

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make me aware of Thy presence and obedient to Thy will.

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Keep me true to my best self,

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guarding against dishonesty in purpose and in deed

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and helping me to live so that I can face

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my fellow Marines, my loved ones and Thee

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without shame or fear.

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Protect my family.

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Give me the will to do the work of a Marine

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and to accept my share of responsibilities

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with vigor and enthusiasm.

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Grant me the courage to be proficient

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in my daily performance.

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Keep me loyal and faithful to my superiors

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and to the duties of my country and the Marine Corps

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have entrusted to me.

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Help me to wear my uniform with dignity, and

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let it remind me daily of the traditions

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which I must uphold.

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If I am inclined to doubt, steady my faith.

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If I am tempted, make me strong to resist.

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If I should miss the mark, give me

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the courage to try again.

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Guide me with the light of truth and grant me wisdom

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by which I may understand the answers to my prayer.

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Amen.

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(organ plays)

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(congregation sings hymn)

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- May the Lord bless you in your day of trouble.

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And remember that though some may trust in horses,

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some in chariots, we will trust

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in the name of the Lord our God.

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(trumpet plays "Taps")

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(band plays the "Marine's Hymn")