Napoleon's Greeting to His Generals

They tell a story of Napoleon, that, on the eve of a great battle, he would summon his generals into his presence. One by one they would pass from an ante-room into the chamber where Napoleon waited for them; and each man as he came would find Napoleon standing to greet him, and Napoleon’s hand outstretched towards him, and Napoleon’s eyes looking into his own. And each man would go to his battle-station with the strength of ten within him, and the feeling that there was no exploit that lay beyond his powers that day.

And the people that do know their God and wait upon Him day after day, and see His face and feel His hand clasp their own— they shall go from His presence into the world where they are called to do battle for His Name, “strong in the Lord of hosts and in His mighty power.” They shall say in their inmost hearts, “I can do all things through Him that strengthens me.”