Clouds and thick darkness surround him (Psalm 97:2; NIV).
God is light (1 John 1:5; NIV).
How frail is humanity! How short is life, how full of trouble! (Job 14:1; NLT).
In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the world (John 16:33; NIV).
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Lord God,
You are our darkness,
And our light;
Our drought,
And our rain;
Our famine,
And our harvest;
Our desert,
And our shelter;
Our ocean,
And our harbour;
Our wandering,
And our resting-place;
Our frailty,
And our pilgrimage;
Our deepest longing,
And our journey’s end.