Be strong and courageous.

Do not fear

    or be in dread of them,

for it is the LORD your God

        who goes with you.

He will not leave you

                     or forsake you.

         

            Deuteronomy 31. 6

(Worry blocks out

               all available light.

Fear only promises

              to let all the air

              out of our tires.

God is not about to

         abandon us now

   on the side of the road,

   in the middle of despair,

   or the darkness of night.

God does not just go with us,

   God even goes before us.

"Walk with Me.

You already know how to trust Me,

because you have walked with Me

            through so much before now.

         I am still with you.")

O LORD,

Help us to keep our eyes on You

        and not on circumstances.

Help us to keep our hands in Yours.

You hold us tight.

You guide us through

   what we cannot handle on our own.

You bring Your glory

           in unexpected ways.

You bring Your name to dwell

          in unlikely places.

Grant to us

   the courage we need for today

and know that in Your Hope

  we can stake our lives.