Trustworthy Father,
How we all need
the calm and quiet
David speaks of.
May our hearts not be “lifted up”—
that is, may we not be proud know-it-alls,
May we not “occupy ourselves with things
too great and marvelous”—
that is, may we not spend our energy
trying to figure out things
you haven’t chosen to reveal to us (Psalm 131:1).
Instead, may our souls be quiet and calm,
just like a baby full up on mother’s milk,
just like a baby nestled in her mother’s arms.
As we rest in you like a weaned child,
we will discover what it truly means
to “hope in the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore” (Psalm 131: 3).
In Jesus’ peace-giving name. Amen.
Read Psalm 131.
