In my distress

I called upon the LORD;

to my God I cried for help.

From His temple

       He heard my voice,

and my cry to Him

       reached His ears.

              Psalm 18. 6

(These were not just

    empty words of David,

but sung to the LORD

on the day when

    the LORD rescued him

    from the hand of

    all his enemies.

David did not just seek Him,

not just acknowledge His hand,

     but sung what he witnessed.

Feeling overwhelmed is just knowing

    we cannot do it without Him.

We need but to whisper, "Help me!"

God does not just show up.

            He is already here.

"Do not be afraid.

             Stay close to Me."

And absolutely nothing

    can remain the same.)

O LORD,

We pray,

we set our minds on You

    and not the circumstances,

we seek Your face

    and not just a particular answer,

we turn towards You

    to walk with You in this.

May our responses reflect You,

   Whom we worship and serve

              and love.

Our lives cannot remain the same

          or even look the same.

But faithful.