“Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love; according to your abundant mercy blot out my transgressions. Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin! For I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me. Against you, you only, have I sinned and done what is evil in your sight, so that you may be justified in your words and blameless in your judgment. Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin did my mother conceive me. Behold, you delight in truth in the inward being, and you teach me wisdom in the secret heart. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean; wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. Let me hear joy and gladness; let the bones that you have broken rejoice. Hide your face from my sins, and blot out all my iniquities. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence, and take not your Holy Spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and uphold me with a willing spirit. Then I will teach transgressors your ways, and sinners will return to you. Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, O God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing aloud of your righteousness. O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare your praise. For you will not delight in sacrifice, or I would give it; you will not be pleased with a burnt offering. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; a broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; build up the walls of Jerusalem; then will you delight in right sacrifices, in burnt offerings and whole burnt offerings; then bulls will be offered on your altar.”
Psalm 51
Our Purpose
Sharpening the Warrior's Sword refers to Proverbs 27:17 where the phrase "iron sharpens iron" is found. The phrase alludes to the way that we come together and help each other in times of meeting and fellowship. We "sharpen" the knowledge, of the Lord our Father, that we all share and utilize to make the world a better place-- we encourage and support each other's wild imaginations and big dreams, we lift each other up in times of struggle, we're there when our brothers and sisters need help the most, and we're always seeking to inspire the hearts of many with the Word of our Lord. We climb mountains together so that we may enjoy the beauty of the world that we live in.
Peace of Elohim
Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is righteous, whatever is clean, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good report, if there is any uprightness and if there is any praise, think on these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me—practice these, and the Elohim of peace will be with you. (Philippians 4)