Do not withhold your mercy from me, O Lord; may your love and your truth always protect me.  For troubles without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, and I cannot see.  They are more than the hairs of my head and my heart fails within me.

Surrounded by troubles and trials, suffering and sorrow?  Don’t let yourself feel overtaken.  God’s love, His mercy and truth,  always protect us.  Picture it:  a fortress, a castle, a strong tower –  built of God’s love and truth,  which never fail.  We are safe within those walls.