Scimus autem quoniam diligentibus Deum omnia cooperantur in bonum, iis qui secundum propositum vocati sunt sancti. And we know that to them that love God, all things work together unto good, to such as, according to his purpose, are called to be saints.

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Almighty God, Father of all creatures, Lord of the nations, protector of the unprotected, and lover of the unloved,

West Point groans under desecrations grievous and casual committed by grim-visaged harridans and mewling sycophants. Fearful adversaries fright the souls of Cadets, Faculty, and Staff.

In this way the nations are put to risk, women to clasping their hearts in their hands, and men to struggling with protection for their families. West Point presents as an intentional wasteland of ideological jargon, personal insult, and ravished common sense.

Three brother nations — India, United States, Russia, each subverted by sedition — fight without coordination against a common enemy, dissipating strength and postponing if not precluding a day of victory.

We are at patience with Your handiwork, Great Friend and Master of all, reminding ourselves that struggle is good for us, that life is meant to be difficult, a test of our steadfast trust in You, so that You may surprise us with that calming effect of Your utter nearness, when You want us to know where You are.

When in Your Wisdom West Point is ready for cleansing and restoration, we are eager to help. Desecration of our beloved Academy desecrates our offspring, our nation, ourselves, and our brothers and sisters who live as other nations. All of us yearn for cleanliness and order, strength and discernment. Even more than for victory, we yearn for the sheer delight of honorable combat.

Let us drive the obsessed and other troublemakers from West Point, allow the panic-prone no lodgment there, and throw lawless persons and ideologues far outside the sacred halls and fields of The Academy.

For Your Name’s sake, for the happiness of the nations — for our own recovery to joy — we ask You to attend these matters and grant a hearing to these intercessions on behalf of West Point. Thank you for listening. Your Will be done.

For respect and trust, for better or worser, we remain sincerely, Your obedient servants. Amen.

The Rev. David R. Graham
Friends Of West Point, ’00

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A plantain tree has a number of uses: the leaf is used to eat one’s meal from, the flower is used to prepare a few dishes, and the outer covers of the trunk can be used for binding and packing things as a good string-yielding substance, but, the main use of the tree is in the bunch of bananas! You take all the trouble of planting and growing the tree for the sake of the bananas, not the leaves, the strings, the inner soft core, or the flower. So too, the main use of this human body is the realisation of Reality! The rest is all incidental. The hands may be used for a variety of operations, but the chief purpose for which man has been endowed with them is to pray, to perform worship, and to hold the Feet of the Lord. The ears are designed to hear the glory of God, and the eyes to stand witness to His manifestations! The tongue may be used to talk scandal or to flatter those in authority, but that is really misuse! Use it as God willed it to be used – for singing hymns of Divine Glory.