by J. Randal Matheny

This poem is an adaptation of a prayer I read this morning in The Lutheran Study Bible, on Revelation 11. The last two lines, especially, have been revamped.

Lord, be our light, for worldly darkness veils us,

Lord, be our shield, for earthly armor fails us,

And when the beast from hell comes to assail us,

   Raise us to heaven, Lord.