You have taken from me friend and neighbor – darkness is my closest friend (Psalm 88:18; NIV).
Lord,
You’re in my emptiness,
My darkness, my despair;
My failures, fears and loneliness;
My pain; the cross I bear.
Lord,
You’re in my mind and heart,
My body, and my soul:
My doctor, nurse and therapist –
I know you’ll make me whole.
Lord,
You are my courage,
My hope, my faith, my way:
I trust in you implicitly –
Please light my path today.
I have come as a light to shine in this dark world, so that all who put their trust in me will no longer remain in the dark (John 12:46; NLT).
References
Christ is all that matters, and he lives in all of us (Colossians 3:11; NLT).
“Have mercy on us and help us, if you can.” “What do you mean, ‘If I can’?” Jesus asked. “Anything is possible if a person believes” (Mark 9:22-3; NLT).
Do not despise the chastening of the Almighty. For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole (Job 5:17-18; NKJV).
The Lord GOD is my strength [my source of courage, my invincible army]; He has made my feet [steady and sure] like hinds’ feet and makes me walk [forward with spiritual confidence] on my high places [of challenge and responsibility] (Habakkuk 3:19; AMP).
Through Christ you have come to trust in God. And you have placed your faith and hope in God because he raised Christ from the dead and gave him great glory (1 Peter 1:21; NLT).
Jesus told him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life” (John 14:6; NLT).
If you are walking in darkness, without a ray of light, trust in the LORD and rely on your God (Isaiah 50:10; NLT).