Psalm 131
A song of ascents. Of David.
1 My heart is not proud, LORD,
my eyes are not haughty;
I do not concern myself with great matters
or things too wonderful for me.
2 But I have calmed and quieted myself,
I am like a weaned child with its mother;
like a weaned child I am content.
3 Israel, put your hope in the LORD
both now and forevermore.
New International Version, ©2010 (NIV)
Advent is marked by a spirit of expectation, of anticipation, of preparation, of longing. It is a season of hope.
I am humbling my heart and expectations.
Keeping my eyes on Jesus.
Looking at the sins of my heart and repenting of them.
Preparing my life for the Hope to appear.
Because He came as a baby-lived to be a man- sacrificed Himself to pay the debt of sin- and He is coming again.
“…put your hope in the LORD
both now and forevermore.”
Thank you, Heidi, this is quite beautiful – I love the lesson of letting go of everything – pride, worry, amazement and just settling into a deep abiding calmness and peace in the presence of a greater power whom we can trust to take care of us, like a child with its mother. A friend who teaches yoga recently told me that when he begins a class, he often starts by inviting the students to let go of the striving of the day, to let go of the achieving. For me, that only comes when I seek to spend time in the presence of God.