A Prayer Against Lukewarm Faith — The Templar’s Vigil
Lord Jesus Christ,
Faithful and True Witness,
Alpha and Omega,
You who walk among the lampstands,
You who search hearts and test intentions,
We stand before You under the weight of Your words to Laodicea.
You said: “You are neither cold nor hot.”
Not hostile — but not surrendered.
Not denying — but not obeying.
Not lost — yet not transformed.
Lord, we confess the danger of a faith that costs nothing.
A belief without repentance.
... moreA Prayer Against Lukewarm Faith — The Templar’s Vigil
Lord Jesus Christ,
Faithful and True Witness,
Alpha and Omega,
You who walk among the lampstands,
You who search hearts and test intentions,
We stand before You under the weight of Your words to Laodicea.
You said: “You are neither cold nor hot.”
Not hostile — but not surrendered.
Not denying — but not obeying.
Not lost — yet not transformed.
Lord, we confess the danger of a faith that costs nothing.
A belief without repentance.
A confession without fruit.
A Christianity that names You as Lord,
Yet resists the will of the Father.
You warned us that lukewarm faith is not harmless.
That comfort can be more dangerous than persecution.
That salvation spoken but not lived
Leads not to life, but to exclusion.
Awaken Your people from spiritual anesthesia.
Shatter false assurance.
Expose the illusion that attendance replaces obedience,
That words replace transformation,
That religion replaces discipleship.
This is why the Templar stands.
The Templar does not wage war against flesh and blood,
But against compromise within the soul.
He does not conquer territories,
He disciplines the heart.
Against lukewarmness, the Templar chooses vigilance.
Against convenience, he chooses obedience.
Against spiritual laziness, he embraces prayer, fasting, and discipline.
Against silence, he stands in truth — even when it costs.
The Templar does not negotiate with sin.
He does not dilute the Gospel to remain accepted.
He does not seek applause, but faithfulness.
His lamp is trimmed.
His armor is worn daily.
His conscience remains sharp.
His knees are bent before the King.
Clothe Your people in white garments,
That shame may not be exposed.
Anoint our eyes, that we may see clearly —
Not the world as it flatters us,
But ourselves as You judge us.
Let hearts grow hot with love for truth.
Cold toward compromise.
Alive to the Spirit of God.
Let the Church not be the one You stand outside of, knocking.
Let the door be opened fully — without condition or delay.
Raise servants who do not soothe consciences falsely,
But who call souls to repentance, transformation,
And true salvation in Christ alone.
May we be known not by labels,
But by obedience.
Not by comfort,
But by fruit.
Come, Lord Jesus.
Find Your watchmen awake.
Amen.
CAA Christian Bordeleau
Priory of St. Michael the Archangel
Today, we live in a world covered not by the darkness of medieval battlefields, but by a modern, silent, and far more sophisticated night.
A darkness that hides in plain sight—violence, exploitation, confusion, the collapse of moral foundations, attacks against the innocent, and a generation losing its spiritual bearings.
And the question rises:
How does a non-believer respond?
How does a Christian respond?
And how does a Templar respond?
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Today, we live in a world covered not by the darkness of medieval battlefields, but by a modern, silent, and far more sophisticated night.
A darkness that hides in plain sight—violence, exploitation, confusion, the collapse of moral foundations, attacks against the innocent, and a generation losing its spiritual bearings.
And the question rises:
How does a non-believer respond?
How does a Christian respond?
And how does a Templar respond?
To answer this, imagine the world as a vast desert at night.
And in that darkness, three kinds of travelers walk across the sands.
The first are those with no belief—those who carry no flame.
They see suffering, but without a higher compass, they do not feel compelled to intervene.
They are not evil; they are simply directionless.
So they say, “It’s not my battle,” and they walk on.
The second are Christians—those who have received a flame, a sacred light.
But their flame can flicker.
It can grow dim, even lukewarm, like Laodicea.
They feel compassion.
They pray.
They weep for the world.
But often, they hesitate to step into the deeper darkness.
They have faith, but not always vocation.
And then, there are the Templars.
The Templars walk with a fire that does not tremble.
A fire born from calling, from discipline, from consecration.
They see the suffering.
They hear the cries from afar.
And they say, “If not me, then who?”
The Templar does not run from the darkness—he walks into it.
Not to conquer.
Not to dominate.
But to protect.
In ancient times, we spoke of villages under attack.
Today, the villages still burn—only now, they burn in different ways.
Modern villages under attack are the lives of children exploited, women living in fear, families collapsing under pressure, young men numbed by despair, communities torn apart by hate, minds trapped in confusion, souls drowning in loneliness and silence.
And once again, three responses appear.
Some turn their eyes away.
Some pray that someone else will intervene.
And some say, “Lord, send me.”
This is where the essence of the Templar appears.
Jesus never called for conquest.
But He never tolerated passivity in the face of injustice.
He said, “The good shepherd lays down his life for his sheep.”
He said, “Defend the widow and the orphan.”
He overturned the tables of oppressors to protect the weak.
He did not endorse the crusade of empire, but He endorsed the defense of the innocent.
There is a world of difference between the two.
So what is a modern Templar?
Does such a calling still exist?
Yes—but it no longer looks like a knight on horseback.
The sword of the modern Templar is truth.
The shield of the modern Templar is faith.
The battleground of the modern Templar is the moral, cultural, and spiritual arena of our time.
We do not fight nations.
We fight deception, injustice, and darkness that destroy souls.
This is not a crusade of steel.
This is a crusade of awakening.
A revival.
A return to the light when the world sinks into confusion.
The modern Templar is not political.
He is not hateful.
He is not a warrior of division.
He is a guardian.
A guardian of the weak.
A defender of truth.
A servant of justice.
A witness who brings light where others are afraid to walk.
He protects those who have no protector.
He stands firm where society collapses.
He speaks truth where silence is demanded.
He walks into the night carrying a flame that will not die.
Because the modern Templar understands something essential:
You do not need a medieval battlefield for a spiritual war to be real.
You do not need an enemy at your gates to be called to stand.
You do not need armor of steel to fight for the soul of a generation.
Today’s crusade is not a war of kingdoms—it is a war for meaning, for dignity, for spiritual clarity.
The modern Templar says:
“I will not conquer lands…
but I will defend souls.”
In a world sinking into shadows, there are those with no light,
those who hide their light,
and those who carry it straight into the darkness to protect the innocent.
Quand on s’éloigne du Christ… When we drift from Christ…
FR |
Dans l’Apocalypse, Jésus dit à Laodicée : « Tu n’es ni froid ni chaud… tu es tiède. »
Une ville riche, confortable, autosuffisante… mais spirituellement appauvrie.
Hiérapolis avait l’eau chaude.
Colossae avait l’eau froide.
Mais à Laodicée, l’eau arrivait tiède, sans force, sans puissance.
Pourquoi ?
Parce qu’elle venait de loin.
Plus elle était éloignée de la source, plus elle perdait sa force.
C’est la même chose spirituel... moreQuand on s’éloigne du Christ… When we drift from Christ…
FR |
Dans l’Apocalypse, Jésus dit à Laodicée : « Tu n’es ni froid ni chaud… tu es tiède. »
Une ville riche, confortable, autosuffisante… mais spirituellement appauvrie.
Hiérapolis avait l’eau chaude.
Colossae avait l’eau froide.
Mais à Laodicée, l’eau arrivait tiède, sans force, sans puissance.
Pourquoi ?
Parce qu’elle venait de loin.
Plus elle était éloignée de la source, plus elle perdait sa force.
C’est la même chose spirituellement.
Tu peux être brillant, fort, prospère… mais si ton cœur s’éloigne du Christ, le feu baisse.
La passion se dilue.
La clarté devient brume.
Tu fonctionnes encore… mais tu ne vibres plus.
La tiédeur n’est pas une condamnation.
C’est un signal d’alarme divin :
Reviens à la Source. Reviens à Moi. Laisse-Moi rallumer ton esprit.
EN |
In Revelation, Jesus tells Laodicea: “You are neither cold nor hot… you are lukewarm.”
A wealthy, secure, successful city… yet spiritually empty.
Hierapolis had hot healing waters.
Colossae had cold refreshing waters.
But Laodicea received water that arrived lukewarm, weakened, powerless.
Why?
Because it traveled far from the source.
Distance created dilution.
Spiritually, it’s the same.
You can be gifted, ambitious, successful… but if your heart drifts from Christ, your fire fades.
Your clarity dims.
Your faith becomes habit instead of power.
Lukewarmness is not judgment —
It is a wake-up call from Heaven:
Return to the Source. Come back to Me. Let Me reignite your spirit.
Prière / Prayer
FR |
Seigneur Jésus,
Ramène mon cœur près de Toi.
Enlève toute tiédeur, rallume le feu que Tu as placé en moi.
Purifie mon esprit, rafraîchis mon âme, réchauffe ce qui s’est éteint.
Rappelle-moi que Tu es la Source de toute vie, de toute force, de toute vérité.
Garde-moi proche de Ton cœur, brûlant de passion et rempli de Ton Esprit.
Amen.
EN |
Lord Jesus,
Draw my heart back to You.
Remove every trace of lukewarmness and reignite the fire You set within me.
Purify my spirit, refresh my soul, and rekindle what has grown dim.
Remind me that You are the Source of all life, all strength, all truth.
Keep me close to Your heart, burning with passion and filled with Your Spirit.
Amen.
