2 prayers from this passage, for grief, fear & anxiety
But I have calmed and quieted myself, I am like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child I am content. Psalm 131:2 (NIV)
What was going on when this was written
The picture is a weaned child rather than a nursing one, a child who is simply with their mother and not asking her for anything. It is a psalm about being quiet, not about being fixed.
Prayers from this passage
The same words, prayed from different places. Take whichever one fits tonight.
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