Be strong,

all you people of the land,

        declares the LORD.

Work,

     for I am with you,

declares the LORD of hosts.

...My Spirit remains

                in your midst.

      Fear not.

                 Haggai 2. 4-5

(I can't do this.

"Indeed," says the LORD,

"because you are carrying

    what you were

    never intended to carry,

and you are trying to do it

                without Me."

Fear binds up our feet

  and trip us up

                every time

and insists on bringing

unnecessary baggage.

What would we do

and what would we do

                differently

if we grasped His Presence,

and knew God is with us

                     in this

and we had no fear about it?)

O LORD,

Help us to respond

            to Your nudges

and to Your vision

  unclouded by our doubts.

Help us to be strong,

courageous

and get going

  for Your work before us.

Even here,

   right where we are,

watching for You,

following You,

responding to what

    You are doing

and getting to work.

In everything,

    bringing You glory.

Nothing insignificant

      in Your Kingdom.