The Soldier's Psalm
John Haeffele
Founder of The Prodigal One Ministry and Author of the book "Therefore I Have Hope."
I read this several years ago in a Military Devotional and thought today would be a great day to share it with you, as we take a moment and think of those who gave their lives for and are fighting for our freedom. Happy 4th of July.
Psalm 91
Almost 100 years ago, during World War I, the 91st Infantry Brigade of the U. S. Expeditionary Army was preparing to enter combat in Europe. Because their commander was a devout Christian, he assembled his men and gave each of them a little card on which was printed the 91st Psalm, the same number Psalm as their brigade. They agreed to recite that Psalm daily. After they had begun praying the Psalm, the 91st Brigade was engaged in three of the bloodiest battles of World War I – Chateau Thierry, Belle Wood and the Argonne. Other American units that fought in the same battles had up to 90 percent casualties, but the 91st Brigade did not suffer a single combat-related casualty.