But I trust in You,

        O LORD.

I say,

     "You are my God."

My times

    are in Your hands.

         Psalm 31. 14-15

(Even in this difficult,

scary, overwhelming

             situation,

God is sovereign

and we are not alone.

In the midst of fear

and despair

and what seems like defeat

and how in the world am I

     going to get through this,

remind,

recite,

repeat outloud,

engrave these truths,

not just a promise

          but this reality.

God redeems.

God has a strong hold

     on each one of us.

"Trust Me in this."

Don't rush ahead of God.)

O LORD,

You are my God.

Help me to realize

   what that means

right in the middle

       of this hard place.

Help me to

         trust You.

I cannot understand everything,

         but I can trust You.

Help me also to come alongside

others to encourage them

     that You are here,

and You love us with

       a steadfast love

which means

sometimes we don't understand,

and most times we won't see

    the full impact of Your love

or Your eternal outcomes

                  in this.

Our times are in Your hands,

      not in our control,

      and never have been.

Help us to follow You into it,

       and let You work

    Your wonders in our days.