A Calm and Quiet Soul?
Dear Lord, I pray for wisdom for those who have calmed and quieted their soul. In Jesus’ name, amen.
Imagine having your world turned upside down. Until a few weeks ago, people in Ukraine were going about their daily routines. Life changed. War broke out. Overnight, some left the country. Others became soldiers. Mothers huddled in subways with their children. People died. The war continues.
In Psalm 131:1-3 (ESV) we learn the psalmist had calmed and quieted his soul.
“Lord, my heart is not lifted up;
my eyes are not raised too high;
I do not occupy myself with things
too great and too marvelous for me.
But I have calmed and quieted my soul,
like a weaned child with its mother;
like a weaned child is my soul within me.
O Israel, hope in the Lord
from this time forth and forevermore.”
I do not know if people in war zones can be like the psalmist. Could anyone in these circumstances calm and quiet their soul?
In John 14:27 (ESV) Jesus is speaking. This may provide some comfort.
“Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.”
Pray for the people of Ukraine. Pray for peace. Pray that in the midst of a world turned topsy-turvey, those in crisis will hope in the Lord from this time forth and forevermore.
Whatever your circumstances, can you turn to God and say, “I have calmed and quieted my soul.” Pray.
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