What do I do when problems, big problems, manifest themselves? Lately I have been observing some individuals having challenging situations. Where do they go? Who do they ask for help? How do they cope? Where do I go when the problems are like mountains? I realize we sometimes isolate ourselves believing nobody can help.

And sometimes the biggest pain seems to be the feeling that I have to bear it all alone. Do I have to walk alone through the valley of death?

I’m listening to Simon and Garfunkel’s old song; Like a bridge over troubled water.
“…
When you’re down and out
When you’re on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you

I’ll take your part
When darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down”

And as I realized that I really didn’t understand the phrase ‘lay me down’ I searched for an answer and found an interesting interpretation in a discussion thread on the internet: ‘Lay me down suggests the serenity and assurance of a child who sleeps with divine protection. I think the writer aspired to this peace, and seeing the bridge, found a symbol of serenity, aloof and untouched by the troubles below it.’ And then it is referring and linked to a famous child’s evening prayer:
‘Now I lay me down to sleep
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.’

I understand that king David in midst of his troubles really had got it, believing and experiencing the shepherd’s care and protection:
“Even though I walk
through the darkest valley,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.”

sleeping in her father's arms

Bible ref: Psalm 23,4