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Divine Protection: Psalm 91
“Soldier’s Psalm”
By Mary KretzmannAnanda Healing Prayer Ministry
 
Divine Protection: Psalm 91
By Mary Kretzmann; Director: Ananda Healing Prayer Ministry
Over the years, in theAnanda Healing Prayer Ministry, I have recommended
 Psalm 91
for people who needed protection. One time it was a for a couple facing a very unfair lawsuit, in which they stood to lose everything. Psalm 91, recited daily, was a source of strength and comfort. (In the end the case was settled peacefully.)I have wanted to write about it for some time, and make available a free recording of Psalm 91 (
 see below
). I got the nudge I needed one morning when, after meditation, Iopened the
Second Coming of Christ,
 byParamhansa Yogananda,and found this brief  reference to
 Psalm 91
:"One who finds within himself that "secret place of the most high" becomes suffusedwith supreme happiness and divine security...God's Kingdom is within you..."
(
The Second Coming of Christ, The Resurrection of the Christ Within You
, p. 1187)
These words reminded me, once again, that the highest realm of divine protection is inGod union.
“For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.”
When we use the psalms, and other spiritually charged prayers, we invoke the power andunderstanding of those holy ones who have gone before us, and are already united withGod's Presence.This psalm, and all the psalms, are best understood from this perspective.
"Soldier's Psalm"
There are numerous miraculous stories attributed to Psalm 91, many of them fromsoldiers. Where does this protective power come from? The highest level comes fromGod union, Paramhansa Yogananda states above. In addition, Edgar Cayce, the renowned psychic, said that Jesus Christ led his apostles through Psalm 91 at the end of the
 Last Supper 
, to protect his apostles from harm on Good Friday. It was his time to go - but notyet their time. Christ's blessing further imbued the psalm with divine power. You can callon His divine protection as you recite Psalm 91, for you are His child.A few years ago, Jeff B., from Wyoming, was due to return to Iraq for his 3rd tour of duty. He was a big, strong, brave and capable young man, and the commander of a largegroup of Special Forces. And he was the son of Jack B., a long-term member on the
 Ananda Healing Prayer Council.
Jeff felt strangely vulnerable this time at the thought of returning to Iraq. His father, adeeply intuitive and prayerful man, hadn't worried about him on his first two tours of duty. But when he called me, I realized, even after he spoke only a few words, that hewasn't sure if he would see his son alive again.
 
Sometimes we go through times of karmic vulnerability. It doesn't mean we
must 
meetour doom at that time, but it may mean we are much less likely to avoid catastrophe.Since Jeff could not avoid going back to Iraq, we needed to strengthen his aura and faithwith any tools he would accept. His father was a devotee of Paramhansa Yogananda, butJeff was a regular Wyoming guy. He believed in Jesus, deep down, but nothing too fancyor metaphysical.I put Jeff on the healing prayer list to the whole group - about 600 people.I also told his Dad about Soldier's Psalm, and it's reputed protection. He gave it to Jeff,who was ready to leave for Iraq. He received it gratefully. The biggest miracle may bethat Jeff got most of his men to recite it daily. (A few blew him off; remember - these arethe tough guys: Special Forces.)Several seeks later, Jeff called his Dad from Iraq, and said, "Dad, I need a new watch."His Dad replied, "What? I just got you that watch! What happened?"Jeff: "I can't tell you on the phone, but I'll explain later."It turns out that Jeff led his group on a very dangerous mission that day, going door todoor in a dense, dangerous area, looking for terrorists. Suddenly there was an intense firefight in a tight alley, and from shooters above them. Such conditions normally createmany fatalities. Miraculously, only one soldier from the group was killed. It is always adeep tragedy, but it was a battle, after all.Jeff, as commander, was normally the one to be right out in front, leading his men. He's just that kind of guy. They were taking cover behind one of their trucks, and in theexcitement, the driver reversed the truck - right on to Jeff's wrist! He was pinned there!So, in a moment when Jeff would have normally thrown himself into intense battle, hesimply had to lie there!That was the karmic moment, I believe. It appears that much was mitigated through the psalm, healing prayers, and his father's love and prayers. He lost the watch, but not thearm (and not his life) - by God's grace. He was kept from harm.Jeff showed great faith in God by doing the psalm, and also by getting his men to do it,too. Life is a school, and sometimes we barely know which lessons we are being testedon. God knows the full score, but I am guessing Jeff did very well.
Listen to Psalm 91: 
Click Here to listen to Psalm 91
Thou Art With Me
CD
 
;
Voice: Tim Kretzmann; 
Music
: "Brave Were The People" by Swami Kriyananda
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Mary Kretzmann

...This article has had lasting popularity with people - and has a lovely, free recording of the psalm, spoken by my husband, Timothy.

reply02 / 28 / 2010
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