When the servant of the man of God

rose early in the morning and went out,

behold, an army with horses and chariots

    was all around the city.

And the servant said, "Alas, my master!

      What shall we do?"

He said, "Do not be afraid,

   for those who are with us

   are more than those

           who are with them.

Then Elisha prayed and said,

"O LORD, please open his eyes

            that he may see."

So the LORD opened

           the eyes of the young man,

and he saw,

and behold, the mountain was

    full of horses and chariots of fire

all around Elisha.

                      2 Kings 6. 15-17

(What are we missing?

How would we approach this difficulty,

         or this impossible situation,

                          differently,

if we knew God was in it,

and we were surrounded

                     by His glory?

Then Elisha prayed....

   The situation did not change,

    but they both saw it

                       with new eyes.)

O LORD,

Like the servant, we cry out,

           "What shall we do?"

And as You say in this passage,

     "Do not be afraid.

         And pray to Me."

Grant to us new vision

      on ordinary days

      that we know You

          and already trust You

  way before the crisis.

We may not always

              see Your glory

but we can always know

            that You are right here.