Though the fig tree

        should not blossom,

nor fruit be on the vines,

the produce of the olive fail

   and the fields

              yield no food,

the flock be cut off

              from the fold

   and there be

        no herd in the stalls,

yet

    I will rejoice in the LORD;

I will take joy

    in the God of my salvation.

GOD, the Lord, is my strength;

He makes my feet

            like the deer's;

He makes me tread

      on my high places.

                   Habakkuk 3. 17-19

(Literally in the Hebrew,

"tread" can mean "dance."

God lets me dance

          through my fears,

those places where

    I have only Him to hold onto.

Yet

    is one of my favorite words

            in the Bible.

It is the word and the promise

       of God's faithfulness.

God does not just "work things out,"

   but He works out all things

                 much deeper than that.

He works out all things

           for His glory.

There is so much more,

       not just that we cannot see,

but a myriad of dimensions,

      we are not even aware.)

O LORD,

You are redeeming all things.

There is so much more

                      at stake

than we can ever know,

             or see,

             or understand.

You are far deeper

       than appearances.

Surround us by Your glory,

fill us with Your strength,

help us

   to dance in our scary places,

knowing that You

   hold everything in Your hand.

You are with us.

Your divine purposes prevail,

           even in this.