Interior humility and spiritual maturity
"LORD, my heart is not proud; nor are my eyes haughty. I do not busy myself with great matters, with things too sublime for me. Rather, I have stilled my soul, like a weaned child to its mother; weaned is my soul within me." (Psalm 131:1–2) This brief but deeply contemplative psalm is a prayer of interior humility and spiritual maturity. It does not describe a dramatic act or liturgical celebration but a disposition of the soul that has found its center in God. The psalmist, traditionally attributed to David, begins by renouncing pride and the restless striving for control or comprehension of divine mysteries beyond human grasp. It is a profession not of ignorance, but of reverent limitation—a recognition that peace is not found in mastering complexity but in surrendering to the loving providence of the Lord. Psalm 131 offers a vision of humility that is not degradation but spiritual strength. To reject “great matters” or “things too sublime” is not to reject theology or con...