Behold, God is

          my helper;

the Lord is

   the upholder of my life.

             Psalm 54. 4

(What does it take for us

   to grasp that reality?

Stress is trying to do it

               on our own.

Anxiety is leaving God

   out of the equation.)

O LORD,

We all struggle with something

  because we live in a

              very broken world.

But all changes

   because You are with us.

You are our helper.

You are our strength.

You uphold us.

More than we know.

More than we can imagine.

Alert our hearts

            to Your Presence.

Help us to approach

           these difficulties differently

   because we know and love You.