Shards

Falling through thin ice, shards in your hand

Hand them to me

Hand them to me

Hand them to me — He says.

Water overhead, underneath, all around

I won’t let you drown

I won’t let you drown

I won’t let you drown — He says.

Take a breath, gulp it down, fill your lungs and scream

I can take it

I can take it

I can take it — He says.

I will lift you up

from the miry clay

out of the deep

out of the fray

and give you a firm place to stand

and give you a new song to sing

and when you look back you’ll see

you were not alone

you were not alone

you are not alone.

You’re with Me.

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Psalm 31

Psalm 40