Psalm 131

This is one of those passages that I puzzled upon until it comes to life from real life experience. Psalme 131 is one of my favorite psalms, describing the quietness and restfulness in the soul that David found in the Lord. However, I always wondered about the metaphor of him saying that his soul is still and quiet "like a weaned child on his mother's lap". Why was David so specific about using "a weaned child? Why can't it be a happy breast-fed baby? If I only had Luke, I would never felt so much of the language because in general, Luke was a quiet and peaceful, though sometimes a bit intense, breast-fed baby. But Madison is a different story.

When Madison wakes up from a nap and needs a feed, there's no transition in volume in the way she announces her situation. She goes on full-force screaming the moment she opens her eyes. I am usually thrusted into immediate rescue mode because of her piercing screams and I dart into her room, whisking her out of the crib to bring her to the "milk bar." But then there is still that *super inconvenient* wait for Mom to sit down and settle before getting down to business and Madison just gets real mad. She wriggles and squirms on my lap, and even after latching on, keeps on moaning and complaining about the lack of efficiency in the whole process. It's first and foremost all about the milk and there ain't no happy baby until her needs are met.

So now I understand why David is so specific about the "weaned child." Because by then, (hopefully) it's not about the milk, but about being together.