LORD, my heart isn’t proud.
My eyes aren’t proud either.
I don’t concern myself with important matters.
I don’t concern myself with things that are too wonderful for me.
I have made myself calm and content
like a young child in its mother’s arms.
Deep down inside me, I am as content as a young child.
Israel, put your hope in the LORD
both now and forever.
Psalm 131 (NIrV)
Father, it is the start of a new day. There is so much that is quickly rush in and occupying my thoughts and capturing my attention. Even now my head is going through a laundry list of things that I need to do before I embark on the going ons of this day. I am on the brink of being overwhelmed. My spirit is stirring within me. And I am anxious. And then, You place this psalm on my reading list this morning. And like that child resting in their mother’s arms, I am finding my rest in You. Thank You for reminding me through this David’s words of the peace and calm that can be mine by pausing, putting all the stuff I’m pining over to the side, and resting in Your presence.
My soul knows that when I am in Your midst, focusing my attention on You, all of this is of little significance. I don’t have to compete for position, be puffed up about my achievements, or even ponder the politics of the day. I can say without shame, “Father, please take care of it,” and know that You will! In Your presence there is joy evermore!
So, Father, as I travel the highways of life today, let Your Spirit fill me with Your peace and presence. Captivate my mind and my holy imagination with all the wondrous possibilities that You can perform. Amaze me with the glorious acts of grace that You manifest before my eyes. Fuel my childlike faith with the marvelous expectations of Your movements in my midst. Calm my fears, dispel my doubts, and ease my cares. Father, I am content in Your arms. Deep down inside I am content. Grant Your child joyous rest in Your midst in Jesus’ Name. Amen.