Dear God, there is so much anxiety in the world, so much to cause us fear; but you have reminded us, that we should accept the peace that you give to us, and not let our hearts be troubled. Therefore, today we will cast all of our anxieties on you, and we will not be afraid; for when we are weak you are strong, and we will draw on your strength. Thank you, Lord, for your protection, and keep us in your care. All this we ask in your precious name. Amen!

Lord, you have done so much for me, you have been there for me in the good times and in the bad times, you have been my support when I had no one else to turn to, you have been my strong tower when my faith was weak, and you when I trusted you, I saw your handiwork, and because I know that I serve the true and living God, I will never go after any other god to worship and bow down to them. Thank you, Lord!

“For I command you today, to love the Lord your God, to walk in obedience to him, and to keep his commands, decrees and laws; then you will live and increase, and the Lord your God will bless you in the land you are entering to possess. But if your heart turns away and you are not obedient, and if you are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, then I warn you now that you will certainly be destroyed. You will not live a long, good life in the land you are crossing the Jordan to occupy.”

“When I called, you answered me; you encourage me by giving me strength. The Lord is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore, my heart rejoices, and I will thank Him with my song. Oh, that men would praise the Lord for his goodness.”

My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. Psalm 73:26

Why are you downcast, O my soul? Why the unease within me? Put your hope in God, for I shall yet praise Him for the salvation of His presence. Psalm 42:5

Surely my soul remembers and is humbled within me. Because of the Lord’s great love, we are not consumed; for his compassions never fail. Great is his faithfulness; his mercies begin afresh each morning. The Lord is my portion, says my soul, therefore I will hope in him. Lamentations 3

“Jesus knows all about our struggles, He will guide till the day is done; there’s not a friend like the lowly Jesus, no, not one, no, not one! There’s not an hour that he is not near us, no, not one, no, not one! No night so dark but His love can cheer us, no, not one! no, not one!” Keep the faith!

“Be not dismayed whate’er betide, God will take care of you, beneath His wings of love abide, God will take care of you. No matter what may be the test, God will take care of you, lean, weary one, upon His breast, God will take care of you. “God will take care of you, through every day o’re all the way, he will take care of you; God will take care of you.”

We are in need of courage now more than ever. Courage to trust to trust in God, courage to stand up for what is right, and courage to move out of our comfort zones to assist those in need; and as we are reminded in Deuteronomy chapter 31, we  should not be afraid, for the Lord God is with us, and he will never leave us nor forsake us. Trust in the Lord with all your heart.