A Prayer of Faith

This past fall, I was asked to compose a 'prayer of faith' as part of a study book on the Book of Hebrews for our church. It was due by Sept. 13. On that morning, (I had been thinking about it for several days but had nothing on paper), I wrote this on my daughter's computer in Kitchener and e-mailed it to the person in Chatham who had asked for it. I thought I was almost all done with my cancer treatments at that point - my last Avastin dose was to be Sept. 16. However, time has proved otherwise and this prayer has been a comfort and a reminder. So often, in this cancer experience, God has provided for me before I knew what I needed. I publish it here in hopes that it may also be a help to someone else.

A Prayer of Faith :

O God !
Have mercy, I pray !
Deliver me from the onslaught of these fears -
These dark imaginings,
These dreadful possibilities that are only that -
Possibilities - NOT facts.
They roll over me like the waves of the sea, And fill me with despair.
Help me to realize that the voice that whispers them in my mind
Is neither mine - nor yours.
Help me instead to turn my thoughts to You -
To remember Your precious promises
Given so often and so clearly in Your Word -
To comfort and sustain,
To defend and protect,
To fight for those who put their trust in You.
Help me to go over them, Lord,
The ones You have given me,
Word by word,
Promise by promise,
Step by faltering step,
Until I reach Your peace -
Until I am enfolded by the Comforter -
Until I am safe in the light of Your love -
And I can truly speak the prayer
That never fails - "Thy will be done."
Thank you, O Lord, my God,
For Your sustaining love and grace.
Amen.