But fear not, O Jacob,

       My servant,

nor be dismayed, O Israel,

for behold I will save you

       from far away,

and your offspring from

  the land of their captivity.

Jacob shall return

and have quiet and ease,

and none shall

            make him afraid.

Fear not, O Jacob

             My servant,

declares the LORD,

   for I am with you.

         Jeremiah 46. 27

(What gives us hope

is not a change in

      our circumstances,

but a change in

            our hearts.

Fear and dismay

  distract us from

  trusting God in this.

This is not the

   end of my story.

My hope is in Him,

  not in the shifting winds

  of incidents.

God is my help.

God is my strength.

He does not just "have this."

     God is with me.

And that makes

    all the difference

in the journey and outcome.)

O LORD,

We all face something

that causes us to fear.

We all face something

that enables us

     to trust You instead.

Help us to know

that Your story for us

         is not done yet.

Strengthen us

that we are equipped

   for what we face now

and bring You glory

            even in this,

even in what is so far

   beyond our own strength.

Hope in You

is not wishful thinking,

but on You

  whom we can stake our lives.

You are in whatever we face,

   and we have not known it.

Help us to know You more.