Hold Tight to Me

 

...but the LORD

        was my support.

He brought me

   into a broad place...

          Psalm 18. 18-19

(We may be facing a thicket,

a miry bog, an impenetrable forest,

a massive unruly crowd,

but when we follow God,

when we trust Him in this place,

   God does not just bring us through.

God reveals Himself.

He gives us not just a foothold

   in impossible places

   or even the familiar,

but He shows us His path

           and holds our hands.

The Hebrew word for support

means support of every kind,

            all joined together.

The way we follow Him

       --on Whom we lean--

    in our everydays

determines how we approach

and navigate the crises,

         when they come.

Hold tight to Me.)

O LORD,

As we come before You,

please show us

not just Your way in this day,

    but reveal Yourself to us.

Please help us to pray,

     listen and respond

in ways that do not just lead us

    but point others to You.

Grant to us the courage

    to stick to Your path

and awareness of Your Presence

       to enjoy the view.