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Fire in our hearts - The Jesus Army

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FIRE IN OUR HEARTSAWAKE O ZION!On the last day at Ashburnham we stood and sang to theLord, ‘for the one I love a song about his v<strong>in</strong>eyard’ (Is 5:1).With eyes open, and appreciat<strong>in</strong>g one another, we worshipped<strong>in</strong> tongues. Many such moments would l<strong>in</strong>ger — not the leastwhen a bashful Marion sang to us from Psalm 16: ‘As we dwellhere <strong>in</strong> y<strong>our</strong> presence, there is such peace and security.’We paused and took stock. Three hundred peculiar peoplebe<strong>in</strong>g knit together <strong>in</strong> one heart — what a task! But we wereconfident and felt ready for anyth<strong>in</strong>g. On that hot, dry, summereven<strong>in</strong>g we sang a new hymn:His great power <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>g we shall know,Although days of battl<strong>in</strong>g lie ahead...Little did we know the storms prepared for <strong>our</strong> Zion battleship.152

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