If I Knew You Were Here

 

Then Jesus said to them,

"Do not be afraid...."

         Matthew 28. 10

(Jesus didn't promise

that there would be nothing

    to be afraid of,

but do not bring fear with you.

   Just walk with Me through it.

Because then,

    we go forth differently.

Fear double-locks the doors,

  ties our shoelaces together,

and makes us look only

           for an exit.

One of our little girls once said,

"I would not be afraid

    if I knew you were here."

And Jesus tells us, He is.

How different the journey,

how amazing the view,

how multiplied the outcomes,

      if we walk with Him.)

O LORD,

Help us grasp the reality

that You overcome

    what overwhelms us.

May we walk differently

   into this day

because You are with us.

Open our hearts and eyes

    to Your Presence

even in the dark.

We do not know what to do,

    but our eyes are on You.

         (2 Chronicles 20.12)