An Evening Prayer for a Quiet, Childlike Soul (Psalm 131)

My heart is not proud tonight, Lord.
I am not trying to understand everything.

There are questions too big for me.
Why some prayers are answered and others are not.
Why good people suffer.
What will happen to the world, and to the people I love.

I could lie awake for hours turning them over.
But I will leave the great things to You.

Instead, let me be like a small child
resting on its mother's lap.
Not crying for something.
Not reaching for anything.
Just content to be close.

You have stilled and quieted my soul.
I put my hope in You, tonight and always.

In Jesus' name, Amen.

When to Pray This

Pray this when you are lying awake turning over questions that have no answers, or when you feel you ought to understand more than you do. Say it slowly in bed, and let the pauses be as long as you like.

A Verse to Hold On To

"Surely I have stilled and quieted my soul; like a weaned child with his mother, like a weaned child is my soul within me." — Psalm 131:2 (BSB)