Rebuke the beasts

that dwell among the reeds.

                  Psalm 68. 30

(We learn to trust God

     in the every days,

to turn to Him,

casting our cares on Him,

and how to listen to Him,

so that we will know

    His Presence,

not trusting every voice

                 but His alone.

To not be controlled by

       the what if's

               in a fearful way

   but by setting our hearts

                        on Him.

Am I driven by fear of what

           may not even exist?

    Or learning to trust God

           a little more each day

       in the face of my foes,

      both real and imagined?)

O LORD,

Let not the beasts

         in our lives

in all different sizes

rule what we do

and how we go forth.

May we walk in Your Presence

        and strength,

even in this struggle

  that You would be known

  by others and by us.

Help us to be wise

and strong in what counts

   --dwelling in You.

And that looks

            very different.