Help Is Not On The Way

O LORD, how many are my foes!

Many are rising against me.

Many are saying of my soul,

  there is no salvation for him

  in God.

But You, O LORD,

are a shield about me,

my glory,

      and the lifter of my head.

I cried aloud to the LORD,

and He answered me

        from His holy hill.

           Psalm 3. 1-4

Our foes and enemies

     are whatever we fear,

both real and imagined,

in onslaught or an ambush.

They jolt us awake

     in the middle of the night, 

they pursue us relentlessly,

and they mock us when we

                trust God.

But You, O LORD...

are words of strength

   in whatever we struggle

and wherever You place us.

We are not to whimper 

         or run for cover,

but cry aloud to the LORD.

Help is not on the way.

God is already here.

We just didn't realize it yet.

O LORD,

We are all tripped up by fears,

   worries, anxieties

  and all of their ruthless clan,

when all along You are with us.

We need not submit 

          to their fearful demands,

but call out loud to You.

You are our shield, our glory

  and the lifter of our head.

Make Your Presence

      tangible to us today.

Redeem the impossible.