Here I Am, Send Me...

 "I need a volunteer!" shouted the Captain of the Army. "Someone who is willing to go out on a limb. Anyone?"

The soldiers shuffled their feet, not daring to look at their Captain. 

The Captain continued his exhortation, " I cannot guarantee you will come through unscathed. You may even lose your life. There will be no medals, nor will there be any accolades for you to receive. Yet, be reassured, there's a lullaby for suffering."

"Excuse me," came a gentle voice. "I will volunteer for this assignment for I know the words to that lullaby, Sir." 

And with that a young man began to sing:

"Do not let your heart be troubled, 

nor let it be afraid. 

Let My perfect peace

calm you in every circumstance, 

and give you courage and strength

for every challenge."

The Captain then knew, the right soldier had volunteered...

Bjorn, at dverse poets, has set the prompt to pen a 144 word prosery. It must contain the line "there's a lullaby for suffering" which comes from Leonard Cohen's song "You Want it Darker" The song's words in my story come from the Gospel of John Chapter 14 verse 27.

Here's the link: Prosery Leonard Cohen