Because you did not believe

               in Me,

to uphold Me as holy

in the eyes of the people...

            Numbers 20.12

(One of the consequences

of not following God into it

is missing out

  on what might have been.

Above all things

     in this situation,

uphold the LORD

to bring honor to Him.

That is the point here:

   not a favorable outcome,

   or to be the acclaimed hero,

but that God Almighty

                  is glorified.

Even in this.)

O LORD,

even in this trouble,

even in this self-made mess,

even in this victory,

          be glorified.

May others not see me,

       but only You.