Guide My Sword

Inigo from The Princess Bride is trying to find the man who can help him get his long-desired revenge against the six-fingered man who murdered his father. He prays to his father, "I cannot find him alone. I need you. I need you to guide my sword. Please, guide my sword."

Missionaries sometimes feel like a lone voice in a vast wilderness, a small drop in a massive ocean, a solitary sword-thrust into the din of a raging battle. There is so little time and so much need! Some will die if we try to rescue another. And shall we go to this village today to the neglect of others? Though one missionary is not the only voice, it can seem as if he is, and the Word confirms that the laborers are indeed few. Amidst a million dying men, to whom shall we administer the Remedy today? And so we ask the Spirit of God to direct our triage. We might cry out, "Heavenly Father, I cannot find that ready soul alone. I need you. I need you to guide my Sword. Please, guide my Sword." And like Inigo, it may often seem that the prayer has not been answered. The Sword has run into a knot. And then a door swings open. God has directed His Sword and His swordsman. Dear Father, guide my Sword.