07/03/2023
The Lord is my Constant Companion
Each week we are featuring a prayer that sets an
example for the answered prayer we are emphasizing. This
week we’ve got a prayer, based on the 23rd Psalm, which is
called: The Lord is my Constant Companion. I invite you to
make this prayer yours as you ask for God to give you peace.
You, O Lord, are my constant companion.
There is no need that You cannot fulfill.
Whether Your path for me points
to the mountaintops of majesty
or to the valleys of suffering,
continue to be by my side.
I hold You to Your promise to be beside me
when I walk the dark streets of danger,
even when I flirt with death itself,
I know You will not leave me.
When the pain is severe, Lord,
Be near with Your comfort.
When the burden is heavy,
Help me to lean upon You
And not try to carry it by myself.
When depression darkens my soul,
touch me with joy.
When I feel empty and alone,
fill my aching heart with Your power.
My security is in Your promise
to be near to me always,
and to remind me, over and over,
that You will never let me go.
Amen.
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