I was pushed hard,

so that I was falling,

but the LORD helped me.

The LORD is my strength

                and my song.

He has become my salvation.

                 Psalm 118. 13-14

(We both learn and yearn

    to trust in Him,

no matter the circumstances.

The LORD brings us

      to a different strength,

even in the midst

               of the hard places.

We face, approach

   and navigate them

          with a new heart.

We may fall,

      but He always lifts us up.)

O LORD,

Help us to follow and run

                     with You,

no matter the terrain,

      the steep places

      and the miry bogs.

Even if we fall,

           You are still with us.

May Your Presence and strength

        keep us on our feet

        and responsive to You.

You have placed us right here

     --in our victories and shortcomings--

          to bear witness to You.