BLACKNESS

Snippet

“the man in black travels with your soul in his pocket.”

― Stephen King, The Gunslinger

Scripture

The great day of the Lord is near—

 near and coming quickly.

The cry on the day of the Lord is bitter;

 the Mighty Warrior shouts his battle cry.

 That day will be a day of wrath—

 a day of distress and anguish,

 a day of trouble and ruin,

 a day of darkness and gloom,

 a day of clouds and blackness—

 a day of trumpet and battle cry

against the fortified cities

 and against the corner towers. Zephaniah 1:14-16 NIV

Song

Long Black Train Josh Turner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PyRZTAmcW7c

There's a long black train comin' down the line,

Feeding off the souls that are lost and cryin'.

Rails of sin, only evil remains.

Watch out, brother, for that long black train.

Look to the heaven's, you can look to the sky.

You can find redemption staring back into your eyes.

There is protection and there's peace the same:

Burnin' your ticket for that long black train.

'Cause there's victory in the Lord, I say.

Victory in the Lord.

Cling to the Father and his Holy name,

And don't go ridin' on that long black train.

There's an engineer on that long black train,

Makin' you wonder if the ride is worth the pain.

He's just a-waitin' on your heart to say:

"Let me ride on that long black train."

But you know there's victory in the Lord, I say.

Victory in the Lord.

Cling to the Father and his Holy name,

And don't go ridin' on that long black train.

Well, I can hear the whistle from a mile away.

It sounds so good but I must stay away.

That train is a beauty makin' everybody stare,

But its only destination is the middle of nowhere.

But you know there's victory in the Lord, I say.

Victory in the Lord.

Cling to the Father and his Holy name,

And don't go ridin' on that long black train.

I said cling to the Father and his Holy name,

And don't go ridin' on that long black train.

Yeah, watch out brother for that long black train.

That devil's drivin' that long black train.

Sentence Prayer

Oh God whose forgiving love was revealed in Hosea’s pardon of his wife and Jesus’s pardon of his murderers forgive me all the wrong I have done during my life whether because of weakness or inattention or passion or malice. Help me to rise again from the tomb of sin into the new life of your saving grace.  I ask through the same Jesus Our Lord.  Amen

A Book of Irish American Blessings & Prayers Andrew M. Greeley Thomas Moore Pub 1991 pg 137