title: The Gospel in Obadiah: Hope for believers in God's wisdom and power
author: Sacra Script
description: The Sacra Script team is made up of seminary trained pastors and educators: Carlos Astorga (ThM) from Monterrey, Mexico, Rhome van Dyck (ThM) from Vancouver, Canada, S. Jonathan Murphy (PhD) from Belfast, Northern Ireland, and Vanessa van Dyck (M.Ed, MA[BS]) from Houston, Texas.
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  [Dedication](../Text/Contents.xhtml#ded)
  
  
  
  
  
  Dedicated to those I’ve lost—Bill, Estelle, my medics, my good friends . . .
  
  
  
  
  
  And to those who help me remember—Arnold, Linda, Barbara, my family & my good
  friends.
  
  
  [Epigraph](../Text/Contents.xhtml#epi)
  
  
  
  
  
  Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our Nation, this day have set upon a mighty
  endeavor, a struggle to preserve our Republic, our religion, and our
  civilization, and to set free a suffering humanity.
  
  
  
  
  
  Lead them straight and true; give strength to their arms, stoutness to their
  hearts, steadfastness in their faith.
  
  
  
  
  
  They will need Thy blessings. Their road will be long and hard. For the enemy
  is strong. He may hurl back our forces. Success may not come with rushing
  speed, but we shall return again and again; and we know that by Thy grace, and
  by the righteousness of our cause, our sons will triumph.
  
  
  
  
  
  They will be sore tried, by night and 