Even in the Darkness

 

Why are you cast down,

            O my soul,

and why are you in turmoil

            within me?

Hope in God;

for I shall again praise Him,

my salvation and my God.

              Psalm 42. 5, 11

(These verses are mentioned

     twice in this chapter,

emphasized because

          we've all been there.

God never promised

      life would be easy,

but that He is with us

               all the way,

on the mountaintops,

         in the valleys,

   and slogging through the

              miry bogs.

"Trust Me in this

   and keep walking with Me."

We have hope.

And we can live differently

   through circumstances

   because we know Him.

When we trust God,

    we see all things differently.

We make new choices.

We may be walking in darkness,

    but we need not dwell there.)

O LORD,

You are here even now

   in the dark night of the soul.

Help us to listen to You

   and respond,

   strengthened by You.

Freshen our vision

   that we would approach

   and navigate the hard stuff

       with new hearts.

Thank You for this day.

Work Your mighty wonders

    in it and through us.

Help us to walk with You

   with courage and grace

and to see this situation

    with Your light before us.

We hope in You.

You draw us to Yourself.