Megan's prayer: Jars of Clay's "Much Afraid"

I'm not exactly sure why, but I am very intrigued by meteors. It's something so drastic - a rock being burned up by the Earth's atmosphere - but it ends up being a beautiful sight. Tonight was the last night of the meteor shower, and I was determined to watch part of it.

I made my way to an empty field off of a dark road. At the time, my thought was "what's the worst that could happen?" I was carefree and ready to enjoy the show. But then I finally started thinking about those "worst that could happen" things. I was scared out of my mind by the demons I've made. I was convinced every noise I heard was someone walking up behind me. My eyes were playing tricks on me. I spent so much time looking around me at these imaginary things I was scared of, that I didn't even look at the sky for meteors.

Finally my crazy thoughts got the best of me and I got back in the car. I was still too stubborn to go home, so I called my parents, and they drove out and found me. From that point on, I wasn't scared of anything. It was wonderfully peaceful to just lay on a blanket, staring up at the clear night sky. I even saw about a dozen meteors. It ended up being a great night.

I think I go through similar issues with my faith. I'll run into times where I'm too scared about little issues that I've made up in my head, I'm not able to relax and focus on what is important. If I could simply remember that God is always with me, that in his presence things will always turn out in the end, then maybe I would be able to focus on the important things - the shooting stars - and not the demons I have made up in my mind.