When I am afraid, I put my trust in you: notice the order. The fear comes first, and the trust is what you do with it. This psalm never asks you to stop being afraid before praying. A prayer for the both-at-once.
When I am afraid, I put my trust in you. In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust and am not afraid. Psalm 56:3-4 (NIV)
The prayer
God, when I am afraid, I put my trust in You. In You I trust and am not afraid. Your word gives me courage.
Make it yours: change any words that don’t fit, or stop at the one line that’s true today.
Amen can wait until you mean it.
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