My dear friend, Katie, recently wrote a post on her blog about praying Psalm 131 during quarantine, and I’ve had this Psalm on my mind my since then. I love the thoughts that she shared and I encourage you to read it.

“A Song of Ascents. Of David. O LORD, my heart is not lifted up; my eyes are not raised too high; I do not occupy myself with things too great and too marvelous for me. But I have calmed and quieted my soul, like a weaned child with its mother; like a weaned child is my soul within me. O Israel, hope in the LORD from this time forth and forevermore.” (Psa 131:1-3 ESV)

I share this verse as a screensaver and coloring page this month . . .
not because my soul is always calmed and quiet
not because anything about my home and my kids is calm and quiet
not because I’ve figure out how to be perfectly at peace in all of this

I share this because I have experienced peace in these days. I have experienced God calming my soul in the midst of my anxiety and fear and the overwhelm that can come out of nowhere, seemingly. I know it’s possibly for God to teach us to be calm and quiet and content in any situation.

“Not that I am speaking of being in need, for I have learned in whatever situation I am to be content. I know how to be brought low, and I know how to abound. In any and every circumstance, I have learned the secret of facing plenty and hunger, abundance and need. I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” (Phl 4:11-13 ESV)

By the way, I intend to post these monthly screensavers and coloring pages at the beginning of the month, but I felt led to share about Ahmaud Abery last week and give you some practical things you can do. I also wanted to let my friends of color know that they’re not alone in caring about this.

For my friends struggling with anxiety, fear, despair, depression, relational pain, or loneliness, I pray you can cry out to God and that He gives you a word that sustains your in your weariness. God sees it. He hears you. He is with you.

You can download the coloring pages HERE in English or HERE in Spanish. You can click on the images below and save to your phone as a screensaver.

USAGE NOTES: All artwork and photos are copyright Marydean Draws. These printables are free for your personal, school, ministry, or church use. If you share this, please link back to this post and not the PDF file. Please do not repost on another website. For other uses, please contact me.