When I am afraid,

I put my trust in You.

In God,

    whose Word I praise,

in God I trust;

I shall not be afraid.

What can flesh do to me?

          Psalm 56. 3-4

(Fill in the blank:

   When I am afraid, I _____.

What are my defaults?

Despair? Worry? Anxiety?

May those triggers

    --and we all have them--

instead

   strengthen us ever more

               intimately in Him.

May we not despair,

     but sing even louder,

and not be distracted

  from His steadfast love.

"Trust Me in this."

In God I trust.

In God I praise.)

O LORD,

If we knew,

if we trusted You,

if we sought You in this,

      fear could not cling.

Help us 

   to put our trust in You.

You do not just show up,

   but we are the

   late ones to the party.

You are already here

              with us.

You are already in this,

   and we are unaware.

You are already

      bringing forth

      something new.

And we are blinded

  and handicapped

  by our worry,

when we should

  have our shoes tied on,

  ready to run with You.

What is visibly different

                about us?

May we engrave on our lives,

    "In God I trust."

May it be Your Presence.