SCV CAMP #1722
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By Carl Heinrich Bloch
(1834 - 1890)
Fredericksborg Castle, Copenhagen Denmark
Carl Heinrich Bloch Was A Danish Painter Of Historical And Religious Subjects. He Studied At The Copenhagen Academy And In Rome And Was One Of The Most Popular Religious Painters Of His Day.
Jesus Opened The Sermon With The Eight Beatitudes, Described The Dingity And Duties Of The Apostles, And Explained How the New Law Completed And Perfected The Old. He Spoke Of The General Duties Of Christians And To Another And Gave Commands Regarding The Nature And Sancity Of Marriage. He Decried The Vanities Of Life And The Folly Of Gathering Riches On Earth. Jesus Condemned Religious Hypoerisy And Taught The People How To Pray The Beartuful "Lord's Prayer."
This Discourse Was Really More Than A Mere Sermon, For It Stands Alone As The Grand Charter Of Principles Of The Kingdom Of Heaven. When The Sermon Was Ended, The People Were Astonished At Christ's Words. He Spoke To Them, Not As Did The Scribes And Pharisees, But With Divine Authority.
Throughout The History Of Our Great Nation, We Have Fell On Our Knees And Humbly Beseeched The God Of Hosts For Guidance And Strength To Do What Must Be Done. The Well Known Image Of General George Washington On His Knees In Hallowed Prayer At Valley Forge Comes To Me At This Time. Our Leaders Of Today Must Also Do This; Realize That If We Have God With Us, Who Can Be Against Us ? To Those Who Have Committed This Horrific Act And Their Cohorts, I Tell you This: We Will Shed Our Tears, We Will Bury Our Dead, And Then We Will Come For You. If You Sought To Cause Us To Fear, You Have Failed; We Are Steeled More Than Ever Now. If You Sought To Divide Us, You Have Failed; We Are "One Nation, Indivisible, Under God." If You Sought To Change Our Way Of Life, You Succeeded, But Not In The Way You Expected For, As Spoken In The Past, You Have Now Awakened A Sleeping Giant Who Will Now Wield The "Terrible Swift Sword." Perhaps God Will Have Mercey On You; We Will Not.
Camp Compatriots... We Are At War; Now The Descendents Of Both Union And Confederate Will Go Forth As Brothers-In-Arms To Smite Teh Wicked Who Would Threaten Us. The Ghosts Of Both Blue & Gray Are With Us. Their Memories Are Continued Through Our Actions This Day. They That Stand With Us This Day And Shed Their Blood With Us This Day, We Shall Call Them Our Brothers From This Time Until Eternity. Our God Is A Great God And All Nations Shall Bow Before Him. Our Nation Now Puts On The Helmet Of Salvation And Takes Up The Sword Of Righteousness To Go Forth Against This Evil. With His Holy Divine, We Will Prevail.
Lastly, Let Us All Seek His Guidance And Wisdom In Humble Prayer. If We Think We Are Too Busy To Pray; Then I Say To You That You Are Too Busy. Blessed Be
"His Holy Name."
We Are In Sorrow... Our Nation Has Been Attacked By Evil And Many Have Been Slain And Injured In This Horrific Act. We Humbly Implore Your Grace And boountiful Blessings On Those Who Have Lost Loved Ones And Ask That You Receive The Souls Of Those Who Have Been Lost Into Your Mighty Hands. Grant Them Peace In That Place We Have Yet To See; Provide Our Nation With your Blessings In This Time Of Great Loss. Grant Our Leaders Your Wisdom And Guidance As They Face This Great Evil. Be With The Men And Women Of Our Armed Forces As They Seek To Eradicate Evil From This World. Be With Their Families In Their Time Of Concern For Their Safety. As We Have In Ages Past, We Call Upon Your Most Holy Name To Gudie Us To Victory Against This Evil That Infests Our World. May Our Future Generations Never Have To Know This Evil. We Ask This On Our Bended Knees With The Greatest Of Humility Before You, Our God.
Amen.
Chaplain George R. Corbett
Matthew Fontaine Maury Camp #1722
"And The Lord Said Who Shall I Send, And Whom Shall Go For Us ? Then Said I, Here Am I, Send Me." ... Isaiah 6:8
Deo Vindice.......God Bless America.....In His Service And Thier Honor......
"We Have Done That Which Was Our Duty To Do" ... Luke 17:10
George R. Corbett
