-----There Is An Unction----

Oh pastors....there is an unction
         .....if you do not know what it is I cannot explain it to you
         .....but if you have seen it in others then you must go to the Lord and plead for it
         .....for you are a shepherd
         The wolves have returned to the valleys
         .....they prey on the sheep
         .....they have slaughtered whole flocks
         .....the sheep do not fear them
         The streams are poisonous....many of them
         .....drinking from them brings illness
         .....bathing in them causes distempers
         .....even smelling the water sickens them
         You surely have read of those shepherds who tended the flocks before you
         .....maybe that is why you desired to be a shepherd
         .....bring back to mind the fear you had of such a great responsibility.....but
         .....remember His calming hand upon you....when He said He will strengthen you for the task
         Walk the valleys by yourself
         .....listen for the echo that still reverberates in the clefts
         .....look up to the heavens
         .....picture the host of heaven that once sang out in praise to those glories
         Fall on your knees.....call down that unction.....to proclaim His majesties
         .....cry out for the sheep.....for they are God's.....and you are their shepherd
         .....plead for words....for magnificent words....for words with power
         .....He will hear you....not for your sake....and not for the sake of the sheep
         He will give you that unction....that His name will be glorified among the people
         .....but you must seek it.....you must pant for it
         .....the wolves will then know you
         .....and the sheep will follow your lead....for they will recognize the voice of the Good Shepherd