Father

I have been blessed to be a father,
A blessing like no other.
I take this trust and hold it to my heart,
And have asked for Your guidance from the start.

You are the example I look to,
Knowing that I should follow and do.
Fathers lead the home, and I pray,
That You will help me lead from day to day.

So many fathers have left their post,
And it has been when they are needed most.
Father, hold this father to this sacred trust,
And help me to not be drawn away by lust.

-Wade Jinright

Corpsman's Prayer

Lord, I have been given care of the wounded and sick,
Give me the strength to take care of them safely and quick.
Lord, guide my hand in whatever I do,
May I by the wisdom I have gained, bring them safely through.

Lord, may I uphold the pledge I have made,
And smartly use the tools of my trade.
Lord, You have led to this field,
So that I in Your presence, my spirit yield.

Lord, many have gone before me on this road,
May I not this trust erode.
Lord, I have committed myself this country to serve,
May I give all that I have, and all that they deserve.

-HN Jinright, USN
This is a prayer for all the hospital corpsman on the field, and those in training right now. Please take this job seriously, because somebody's life depends on it.

I Live

I am not laying in the grave,
I came to seek and to save.
So that men would not be to sin a slave,
For all I had I gave.

Many thought that I had gone,
But when three days past,
I returned to take my place upon the throne,
By my blood sin became the outcast.

Take this life I give,
And know that you will eternally live.
For rise to take up the cross,
And go forth to show the need to the lost.

-Wade Jinright

Cast Off

Cast off the veil of flesh,
And walk in new life afresh.
We need to leave it behind,
And have within ourselves a new mind.

Jesus taught us to live,
And we must His message give.
For if we do not cast off the flesh,
Then we cannot live new life afresh.

The world cannot save your soul,
Because they seek to control.
Do not seek that of corruption,
Because it's end is eternal destruction.

-Wade Jinright

My God Is Alive

God is alive and so is His Son. The questions I would think that come to mind here are: Is God dying, or Is my faith dying? God's Son did die and He himself did rise three days after. We have been misled by Satan, and he continues to mislead people down the path of destruction and despair. It has come in the guise of religion, fundamentalism, and even Christianity. Religion has claimed have the answers to the spiritual questions that come to mind, but it has become a cause for more confusion. There are a myriad of religions out there, and all of them claim that they have the only way to God. I hate to burst the bubbles of all these people, but the only way to God is through His Son, Jesus Christ. I have said fundamentalism, because there is so much confusion about what is right and wrong in Christianity. Confusion is one of Satan's greatest tactics to turn people away from God. Christianity is how we classify what we believe. The term, Christianity, has turned people away, because it has been considered a religion. I am in the process of reading C. S. Lewis' Mere Christianity, and finding out how he is defining Christianity in the simplest terms. I think that we do need to make what we believe simple, because if we don't we will send many more people to Hell.

Courageous Men

Courageous men we need to stand,
And we need them stand all across the land.
Come ye men and make a resolution,
We need to become part of the solution.

Our children cannot raise themselves alone,
And we cannot wait til they are grown.
Fathers, Man Up to the task at hand,
Come together and make the stand.

Take courage for your family's life,
Men, take care of your children and your wife.
They cannot do it on their own,
Make it evident by your courage shown.

We Lift Up Praise

We lift up praise to the Lord,
Because in Him, great is our reward.
All His people praise in unison,
For what the Lord has done. (Psalm 100:1)

With gladness I do serve,
And nothing else do I deserve.
Thy presence deserves a song of praise,
Til the end of my days. (Psalm 100:2)

The Lord is God and that we know,
And in our creation He did show.
A people called out by Him,
And as our Shepherd will take care of them. (Psalm 100:3)

As I enter His gates I make a joyful noise,
And my tongue shall continually rejoice.
Thanks be to the One who saved me,
For without Him, I would not be who I should be. (Psalm 100:4)

Our Lord is far greater than words can express,
His mercy endures and it is forever endless.
His truth rings out in ages past,
And for eternity, it will forever last. (Psalm 100:5)

-Wade Jinright