But ignoring what they said,

Jesus said to the

       ruler of the synagogue,

"Do not fear, only believe."

                 Mark 5. 36

(Not the world's sequined

         "Believe in yourself!!"

not even "Cling to your

            own ideas about this,"

but believe in God.

We do not just put the situation

          nor the solution

                  in His hands.

The journey and the outcome

      are already there.

God is so far ahead of us.

Things do not "just happen."

        God unfolds them.

God works His purposes

                     and His glory,

   even in situations

   which appear impossible

              from where we stand.

Nothing is random.

"Trust Me in this."

Fear just blocks out

    all available light.

And worry tangles up our feet.)

O LORD,

We come to You.

We wait not just for an answer,

       but in You

       and with You.

We walk and listen,

   knowing that there is

   so much more in this

         than we realize.

Help us to seek You

   even in the ordinary,

which is never so ordinary after all.

Even today, we witness

   the unfolding of Your glory.

Just because something is hard

  does not mean

  You are not right here with us.

You have a strong hold

        on us

        and Your redeeming.