Ezr 8:21-23, Pro 3:5-6, Mar 1:3 | ESV | STEP | Then I proclaimed a fast there , at the river Ahava , that we might humble ourselves before our God , to seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children , and all our goods .

Ezra 8:21-23

Fasting and Prayer for Protection

21 ^aThen I proclaimed a fast there, at the river ^bAhava, that we might humble ourselves before our God, ^cto seek from him a safe journey for ourselves, our children, and all our goods. 22 For I was ashamed to ask the king for a band of soldiers and horsemen to protect us against the enemy on our way, since we had told the king, ^d“The hand of our God is for good on ^eall who seek him, and the power of his wrath is against all who forsake him.” 23 So we fasted and implored our God for this, and he listened to our entreaty.

Proverbs 3:5-6

5 ^fTrust in the Lord with all your heart,
and ^gdo not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways ^hacknowledge him,
and he ⁱwill make straight your paths.

Mark 1:3

3 ^jthe voice of one crying in the wilderness:
^k‘Prepare ^{▼▼Or crying: Prepare in the wilderness} the way of the Lord,
make his paths straight,’”