...all the people

   were bitter in soul...

But David strengthened himself

   in the LORD his God.

              1 Samuel 30. 6

(I may not be able

to change circumstances

--what has happened,

  what is to come,

  what I am wading through now--

but I can choose

             to trust the LORD

and let Him

     change my heart in this.)

O LORD,

You are my strength.

You are my song.

You are my salvation.

You are more powerful

    than this situation

         or my anxieties.

What is Your way in this,

                O God?

Redeem,

provide,

multiply,

and be glorified,

              dear LORD.