Daily Excerpt: Helping the Disabled Veteran - The Soldier's Psalm
This excerpt comes from Helping the Disabled Veteran (Joanna Romer) The Soldier’s Psalm Psalm 91 has been called the Soldier’s Psalm because of an unusual incident during World War I. The men in the 91 st Infantry Brigade of the U.S. Expeditionary Army were all given the psalm printed on little cards right before going into battle. The 91 st Brigade was engaged in three of the worst battles of the war — the Argonne, Chateau Thierry, and Belle Wood, but the men prayed the psalm daily and suffered not a single casualty. Other American units engaged in those same battles had up to 90% casualties (The Soldier’s Psalm). With such a record, it’s no wonder that the psalm has become known throughout the world as providing protection for soldiers. As a veteran, perhaps you’ve heard of it; maybe you’ve even prayed it yourself. If you’re a friend, sister or brother of a veteran, you may not be aware of the power of Psalm 91 — perhaps now is the time to become acquainted: Psalm 91 He that d