Don't Miss the View

 

As the mountains

   surround Jerusalem,

so the LORD surrounds

              His people,

from this time forth

and forevermore.

           Psalm 125.2

(From every side and 

    every present moment,

roundabout and doubled,

wherever we are or look,

in whatever valley or bog

      or dark place,

God surrounds us

            with His love.

We delight on the easy paths,

but it is on the hardest ascents,

the rocky trails, the perilous,

that we realize His Presence

                 even more.

We are surrounded,

  and can go forth differently

into this day,

  wrapped in His strength

  and trusting fully in His love.

Look up. Don't miss the view.

Don't miss Him.)

O LORD,

You go with us into this day.

          And forevermore.

You do not just show up

   or meet us there.

You are with us continually.

Help us to walk with You

   up the mountains

and through the valleys,

knowing Your goodness

   surrounds us,

even in the hard places

  we don't understand yet.

You give us strength for today

and bright hope for tomorrow.

Great is Your faithfulness.