Do not fear

   the king of Babylon,

   of whom you are afraid.

Do not fear him,

declares the LORD,

    for I am with you,

to save you

and to deliver you

          from his hand.

          Jeremiah 42. 11

(Everyone of us

has a king of Babylon

in our lives,

a struggle or a fear

  that tries to trip up

         our trust in God.

In whatever is before us,

or whatever is against us,

how would we approach

this differently

   if we grasped the reality

  that God is with us?

God delivers

      in unexpected ways.

He specializes in

         impossible situations.

He always

         fulfills His purposes.)

O LORD,

Whether the mighty armies

              of our fears

surround us on all sides,

      You still reign.

Please help us to trust in You

      to keep us from

     dragging our fear into it.

No room for that in the car,

no strength to carry

        that needless weight,

no time to spend worrying,

if we are to fully follow You.

Help us not to

   miss Your victory in this.