Rescue me and deliver me, for You are steadfast and immovable,
You have never failed me yet.
Deliver us from this current epidemic
Forgive me for my anxieties when I take my eyes off You and trust in the strength of my own feet,
Nevertheless, You promise the righteous won’t be shaken, help me to be righteous, shining ever brighter as the rising dawn, fixing my eyes on you.
You are my hiding place, my fortress, my shelter from the storm
Save me from my pride of self-sufficiency and desire to control my world,
as all my plans have been scattered, all my allusions of control shattered.
Save my kids from the fears and anxieties that threaten to consume their minds,
The anger and sadness that renders me wrecked and hopeless some days watching them fight through it.
Deliver me from the “what ifs” the Enemy whispers in my ear,
Help me to fear no bad news because my heart is steadfast,
You have conquered death and rose to life from the grave,
Surely You will defeat these current struggles and all will be well, all manner of things will be well.
So I will plant my feet in the path You lead me,
Grounded in Your truth, with my gaze ever fixed on Your face.
I will proclaim Your light in the midst of this present darkness,
To my family, my neighbors, all I am able to herald Your truth.
I will praise You because You never change,
You are the same as You were yesterday, today
And You will remain the same tomorrow.
Help me to remember that this is not how things should be-the constant pain, strife, hardships and trials of this world,
It will not be so in the mended wood one day,
But until that day comes, I will take time to lament.
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