Just Believe

Ignoring what they said, Jesus told the synagogue ruler “Don’t be afraid; Just believe.”   Mark 5:36

in the middle of the night,

I awake, gripped with fear,

overcome by the immensity,

afraid of the unknown road ahead;

thinking of all the possible dangers,

unable to control even the smallest detail,

completely inadequate and out of control,

heading on a collision course with disaster;

then I remember the places from where I have come,

all the doors that have been opened,

all the chains which have been removed,

the love and grace that has brought me to this place,

and I hear His soft, cool voice,

gently whispering in the nighttime darkness;

“Don’t be afraid, just believe.”

the fear fades away,

the doubt dissolves into nothing,

the darkness turns to light,

there is only love,

there is only Him;

and that is all that matters;

in the deepest depths,

on the highest heights,

He is there,

guiding my path,

showing the way;

the Friend who stands by my side,

closer than a brother,

the King who laid down His life,

that I might live;

the One who I will love

forever.

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