
Biblical Reading and Reflections: February 23rd (Psalms 129, 130, 131 & Romans 8:1-17)
Alastair's Adversaria
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The Motherly Truth of the Psalmist
The psalmist encourages a gentle and understanding, calming and addressing of the fears and anxieties within us. The calmed soul is a soul that recognizes its limitations but faced with those limitations has learned to depend upon the Lord. As in the preceding Psalm, the experience of the individual is used as a basis for exhorting the people as a whole. This posture of humbling a pride, curbing of ambition and moderating of plans should characterize Israel's life from this time forth and forever more.
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