Psalm 131: Calm and Quiet
(Suitable for evening prayer, or an invitation to prayer during worship)
Shush, my heart –
rest in the Lord.
Close, my eyes –
rest in the Lord.
Thoughts – stop rushing.
Body – relax!
Oh my soul – be calm and quiet.
Breathe in and out
and be still.
Big ideas and important jobs
can wait.
Yesterday’s hurts and tomorrow’s worries
can drift off,
for here and now
I am held
in the arms of God
like a little child
half asleep in her mother’s arms.
Trust in the Lord
in this moment
and for ever more.
Amen.
(Suitable for evening prayer, or an invitation to prayer during worship)
Shush, my heart –
rest in the Lord.
Close, my eyes –
rest in the Lord.
Thoughts – stop rushing.
Body – relax!
Oh my soul – be calm and quiet.
Breathe in and out
and be still.
Big ideas and important jobs
can wait.
Yesterday’s hurts and tomorrow’s worries
can drift off,
for here and now
I am held
in the arms of God
like a little child
half asleep in her mother’s arms.
Trust in the Lord
in this moment
and for ever more.
Amen.
Note on the photo:
My neice's feet, relaxing at Hopewell Lodge in Kenepuru Sound, Marlborough ... ahhhh ...
My neice's feet, relaxing at Hopewell Lodge in Kenepuru Sound, Marlborough ... ahhhh ...