O God, your fondest feelings must be reserved for the least pretentious and most genuine of us. Sailors must be your favorites. Some of us haven't found the virtues of humility, soft spoken or gentleness. Some of us tend to lead with our jaw and seem more ready to fight than switch. After long days at sea, you can tell your sailors by their red eyes and grubbiness, but their wills match their strong backs, and their respect and concern for each other is a wondrous thing. They are the salt of the deck - and their saltiness is honest and open. We are grateful for them as you love them especially, bless each one, we ask this in your name. Amen.

A Prayer for Sailors - USN Chaplain Corps