I sought the LORD,

and He answered me

and delivered me

    from all my fears.

             Psalm 34. 4

(All inclusive,

even those fears

     I am not aware.

Seeking the LORD,

not just a self-prescribed 

               answer,

not just an outcome 

    favorable in my eyes 

not just how I would fix it,

but seeking Him.

Did it even occur to me

to bring this

      before the LORD?

Nothing small in His eyes,

nothing insignificant at all,

nothing too big or bad

  that He cannot 

        navigate us through.)

O LORD,

We come before You,

we drag these troubles,

these deep burdens,

these fears that even we

      are afraid to admit,

these phantoms 

    both real and imagined,

and lay them on the altar

           before You.

Kick down the doors

to bring Your deliverance,

Your Presence,

and Your glory to this.

Help us to seek You,

pray continually,

live faithfully,

love well, 

and practice grace

      over and over again.

Even in this.