Humble yourselves, therefore,

under the mighty hand of God

so that,

at the proper time,

    He may exalt you,

casting all your anxieties

                    on Him,

because He cares for you.

                 1 Peter 5. 6-7

(Trusting God

is not an antidote to anxiety,

but being anxious

is the opposite of trusting Him.

Have I considered

     trusting God about this?

What if.....

   not "what might happen,"

but what if

      I trusted God?)

O LORD,

Please help us

to not just trust You in this,

but to walk with You

        through this.

You love us

    more than we can know.

We are Yours,

   not just accepted by You,

   or belonging to You,

but beloved by You.

Bring Your name

             and Your glory

into this,

             O LORD,

Your divine timing,

Your strategic design,

even in what

           we cannot understand..