The LORD,

before Whom

    I have walked,

will send His angel

with you,

and prosper your way.

         Genesis 24. 40

(We each have a history

and a chronicle

of God's faithfulness.

He is not about

  to abandon us now

  at the side

  of our despair.

God is with us,

guiding and providing,

even in what

   we don't understand,

even in what

   we don't see yet.

It is not a matter

  of God showing up,

but our realizing

  He is already here.

We are the ones

late to the reality,

        not Him.

Before Whom

      I have walked,

past, present

and what is yet to come.)

O LORD,

Help us in our weakness

to dwell on Your faithfulness

and Your Presence.

Help us to trust You,

respond to You,

follow You

and acknowledge You.

You do not just

walk with us

and bring the snacks,

but guide us

on a different way

through what is

    still before us.