A Prayer for Victory over Circumstances

Oh divine Spirit, let me find my strength in You.  I need You, that I may be strong everywhere.  I long to be independent of all circumstances, alike of the cloud and of the sunshine.  I want a power to save me from sinking in despondency, and to rescue me from soaring in pride.

I want both a pillar of fire and a pillar of cloud; a refuge from the night of adversity, and a shield from the day of prosperity.  I can find them in You.

You have proved Your power both over the night and over the day.  Come into my heart, and Your power shall be my power.  I shall be victorious over all circumstances, at home in all scenes, restful in all fortunes.  I shall have power to tread upon scorpions, and they shall do me no hurt; the world shall be mine when your Spirit is in me.

Amen.

George Matheson
(Author of O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go)
(Language slightly modernized)