When all else fades away, You are the light in the darkness, Jesus. My strength comes from You. My hope is rooted in the soil of Your salvation. In stormy circumstances, let my faith be attached to the anchor of the rock that is Your truth. Protect me from the deceitful clouds that block my view of heaven’s glories. Your shield of beautiful love douses the flaming arrows of accusation flung out of the bowels of Sheol. Remind me who I am in You, Lord Jesus, when my sight is skewed by emotion. Lifting up my feeble voice, I rest assured that You will be my defense. The snare of death has been stripped of the power to capture those belonging to You. Lord, You have shed light on that which was hidden in darkness. The traps intended to wound love have been rendered impotent on the cross. Though my soul quakes within me, Your steadfast presence steadies my being. Though danger prowls at the edges of my life story, You are the author who writes the ending. I am no longer shrouded by the darkness because You have led me to the light and brought me back from the clutches of death. All I am is Yours, Lord God. Under the blessed assurance of the Word in John 1:5 and the authority of Christ, I bow in prayer.

The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.
John 1:5, NIV