"Behold,

I am with you

and will keep you

wherever you go..."

Then Jacob awoke

from his sleep and said,

"Surely the LORD

is in this place,

and I did not know it."

          Genesis 28. 15-16

(And that changes

           everything.

Even here.

Even in this.

Nothing random.

The LORD is here.

We are exactly where

    He has led us

into His glory and purposes.

Have I considered

     trusting Him in this?

Listening

       and responding?

If we knew that

       God was in this,

would we be afraid?

How would we approach

     this differently?)

O LORD,

Trusting in You

is the antidote

   for all anxiety.

Trusting in You

does not just change

our perspective,

but our direction

and what we think,

say,

do,

and pray.

Assure us of Your Presence.

Align our hearts with Yours,

              O Almighty One.