But fear not, O Jacob My servant,

nor be dismayed, O Israel,

for behold,

I will save you from far away,

and your offspring

    from the land of their captivity.

Jacob shall return

           and have quiet and ease,

and none shall make him afraid.

Fear not,

      O Jacob My servant,

declares the LORD,

       for I am with you.

             Jeremiah 46. 27-28

(Fill your name in the blank:

     "Fear not, ___________,

      for I am with you."

What does it take for us

            to grasp that?

God's Presence brings us through

    all kinds of fearful places,

    both real and imagined.

His deliverance comes

   in many different packages

and unfolds in unexpected ways.

God delivers us through

          the impossible

to manifest His power

and bring a host of others

                    with us.)

O LORD,

Train our ears to hear Your voice in this.

Train our hearts to respond.

May Your Word

         and Your Presence

be manifested in all areas

                 of our lives,

that we are equipped

       for every good work,

the invisible made visible.

Our hearts are Yours.

This day is Yours.

We trust You

         through it,

 not the present circumstances,

 not the forecast,

                 but You.

Fear just trips us up,

and worry blocks out

         any available light.