O, grant us help

    against the foe,

for vain is

   the salvation of man!

With God

   we shall do valiantly;

it is He who will

      tread down our foes.

            Psalm 60. 11-12

(Everyone struggles

           with something.

The key phrase here is

           with God.

Am I trying to do this

              on my own?

Our foes are anything we fear,

     both real and imagined.

Not the vain cry of the world

        "believe in yourself,"

but believe in Me.

Trust God in the journey,

for His strength and direction,

  and for His multiplicity of

                    outcomes.

God is with us.

He will be there too.

The blessing may be

       in the last place

       we would look for it.)

O LORD,

Help us to seek You,

not just Your help,

   or an answer,

   or an escape route,

but to draw close to You,

             even in this.

May our first response be

        to trust You,

not our last resort.

Guide our eyes,

our hearts,

our efforts

in alignment with Yours.

Help us to approach

        our struggles

    or this impossible situation

               differently

because we love You.

And may our response

   be a witness to others

that You are very real.