Stay at the centre of my soul, O God: 

be in my longing and in my hurting; 

be in my hoping and in my 

emptiness; 

be in my eyes and lips and heart,

so that my desire to be true to you 

    and to myself may prevail over 

     everything else. 

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“When my heart is overwhelmed: 

lead me to a rock 

that is higher than I.” 

PSALM 61:2