I bless the LORD

who gives me counsel;

in the night also

    my heart instructs me.

I have set the LORD

         always before me;

because He is at my right hand,

      I shall not be shaken.

               Psalm 16. 7-8

(When we set the LORD before us,

He counsels us,

guides our thoughts,

aligns our hearts with His.

Even in the middle of the night,

we bring our concerns

         not to the god of worry,

                       but to Him.

When we set our hearts

              and minds on Him,

we can walk with Him

                     through it.

Even in the night,

   He is whispering our name,

"Do not fear.  I am with you.")

O LORD,

Thank You that we can abide in You,

even in the storms that

           threaten to swallow us alive.

Help us not just to sense Your Presence,

   but to know Your Presence with us.

We set You before us today

     in whatever that is on our path,

knowing that we can walk differently

        because we walk with You.