Be 

     strong and courageous.

Do not be frightened,

  and do not be dismayed,

for the LORD your God

           is with you,

wherever you go.

            Joshua 1. 9

(How differently would we live,

what we do,

what we choose,

how we approach difficulty,

how we navigate

     the calm and the turbulent,

if we trusted God in this?

God never promised

          life would be easy,

quite the opposite,

but promises He is with us.

And that looks very different

    in the journey

    and in a billion outcomes,

    most of which we will never see.

Worry just

     lets out the air in the tires.

Fear washes out the road.

But trust is always

      an adventure with Him.)

O LORD,

Others are always watching us

to see not if we are perfect

     or successful,

but if we are faithful

      and loving

      and selfless.

They want to know

    what forgiven looks like.

May we not just act that way,

but live, love, even breathe

      differently because we know You.

We want to know You more.

What is truly significant

    in how we live and what we choose

    is the glory of Your name.

Align our hearts

             with Yours.