"Stay with me!"

"The Word became flesh and made his dwelling with us." (John 1.14) There's a great scene at the end of the Harry Potter book series. It is when Harry, the hero of the series, walks into a deserted forest to finally face the wicked sorcerer, Voldemort. The touching part is, just as Harry begins his slow, laborious march into the forest, the spirit of his mother and father appear around him. (Harry's mother and father had died when he was just an infant and he had been housed in his abusive aunt and uncle's house). Harry looks at his mother and simply says, "stay with me." Harry can face the darkness as long as he knows that one who loves him walks with him.
How like us! We can face the darkness if we know that someone who loves us walks with us. Jesus is that One. He walks with us in the darkest valleys, even when our emotions fail us. Why not ask Jesus today, "stay with me!" He will always grant your request.
(I don't know what you think of the Harry Potter series, but I think it is helpful not to get so caught up in criticizing it for its inclusion of "magic." It is more helpful to see it as a story of good versus evil. Noted Christian authors C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkein wove "magic" into their Christian allegories as well.)