Blessed be the LORD,

Who daily

    bears us up;

God is our salvation.

             Psalm 68. 19

(God is faithful.

He carried us through

   the miry bogs of the past,

He gave us strength

   on yesterday's path,

He is waiting and ready

   to walk with us today,

this minute,

this afternoon,

every part and parcel

        of each day.

Past tense,

present tense,

future tense.

He supports,

He carries,

He brings us through.

Every day is a story

   of God's faithfulness.)

O LORD,

Help us to not

      run ahead of You.

Sometimes it appears too much

     for us to carry,

but always You are there

to show us how,

to lead us through,

to call to us

     to lean on You.

Your strength is what

   we need,

what we are looking for,

not as a deficiency

       on our part,

but recognition

  that You are God.

You are our God.

You are our salvation.

Keep us from the sin

   of self-sufficiency.

Help us to

   walk with You

through the pleasant places

and through the miry bog

   in relationship with You,

the way You always intended.