A Modified “Add to” Poem of Psalm 91 (NIV) Because I Have Swirls in My Mind and I Can’t Turn Them Into Long-winded Words (Yes, I guess that’s the title and a bit ironic).

By: Brittany Lyons 

March 23, 2020

Today, I feel small.
The economy is crumbling.
But God!?

I feel small.
School is cancelled for the remainder of the year. I really miss my kids. I may NEVER see them again.
But God!?

I feel small.
I quit my secure job for an exciting and possibly less secure one on the other side of the planet.
Surprise! I haven’t told my grandma yet! [Details will be forthcoming when I’m ready to share.]
And the US is on a level 4 travel advisory to everywhere.
Do not travel.
Period.
BUT GOD!?

I feel small.
Coffee shops are closed. My place of refuge and peace.
But God!?

I feel small.
BUT GOD

“He who dwells in the shelter of the most high will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.”
A disease rages from continent to continent. Threatening to overtake.

I feel small.
BUT GOD

“Surely He will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence.”
And I feel small.
BUT GOD

“He will cover you with his feathers, and under his wings you will find refuge; his faithfulness will be your shield and rampart.”

And I feel small and–

“You will not fear the terror of night, nor the arrow that flies by day, nor the pestilence that stalks in the darkness, nor the plague that destroys at midday.”

And I feel small and helped and–

“A thousand may fall at your side, ten thousand at your right hand, but it will not come near you. You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. If you make the Most High your dwelling– even the LORD, who is my refuge–then no harm will befall you, no disaster will come near your tent.”

And I feel small and helped and seen and–

“For he will command his angels concerning you to guard you in all your ways; they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.”

And I feel small and helped and seen and remembered and–

“You will tread upon the lion and the cobra; you will trample the great lion and the serpent.”

And I feel small and helped and seen and remembered and LOVED.

“Because he loves me,” says the LORD, “I will rescue him; I will protect him, for he acknowledges my name. He will call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honor him. With long life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation.”

And I feel small and helped and seen and remembered and LOVED and hope.

Because GOD.
I’m glad I’m small.