When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and when you go through the rivers, they will not overwhelm you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched; the flames will not set you ablaze.
When something is coming up, a waiting room can be easy to picture in the dark: the rows of chairs, the long corridor, a voice calling a name. You might walk through it a dozen times before you ever sit there. Each time the chair beside you is empty, and underneath runs a quiet sense that when the moment actually comes, you'll be on your own.