Emily,
I will go before you and I will be with you. I will walk step by step with you and you can tell me all of your sorrows and fears, and if you are sad, I will put my arms around you, but please listen to me when I ask you to trust me-- please see the joy on my face. I know the road we are walking and I am so excited for you to see the blessings that are already in the works. You know where this road leads, Emily, it leads you home; closer to me, but the journey is going to be so good. Better than the things you can even think to ask me for. At the end of it all, there will be nothing but thankskgiving in your heart. So approach these paths that look difficult with confidene. I will bring all things together for your good and my glory. I will unfold it all with the expert timing and artistry of a symphony director and your joy will spill over. Allow it to spill over now, for I am already with you and that is the greatest blessing of all; I am all you need.