But immediately

He spoke to them and said,

   "Take heart.

     It is I.

     Do not be afraid."

And He got into the boat

                  with them

    and the wind ceased.

                  Mark 6. 50-51

(We all walk at some point or another

         in the scary places

         or on unfamiliar trails,

when all we have is God

             to hold onto,

when all we can do

             is trust Him.

Just because it is hard

   or we don't understand

doesn't mean God is not

           fully in it.

Scoot over,

   and let Him in the boat

   to calm our hearts,

     knowing He is with us.

How would we approach

  this scary, difficult, hard thing

                    differently

if we trusted Him into it,

if we knew God has

       deeper purposes in it

       than we can see?)

O LORD,

Sometimes in the storms

   we feel like we are sinking,

sometimes we just have

   no idea what is happening.

But You assure us

            of Your Presence.

Help us to trust You in this,

   ready to pivot,

   willing to hang tight,

practicing Your Presence

         in the ordinary

  so that we are already trained

     for the extraordinary

--which surrounds us all the time.

Help us

    to not miss You in this.