But immediately
He spoke to them and said,
“Take heart;
         It is I.
Do not be afraid.”

          Mark 6. 50

(Would I be afraid
if I knew
   God is in this,
God is with me,
God’s got this?
Fear just trips me up,
and worry blocks out
    all available light.)

O LORD,
You are in this.
Help me to grasp
the reality
   of Your Presence,
even in the unexpected,
even in mystery.
Nothing is unknown to You.