Mon., Sept. 10, 2018

Slow me down, Lord.

Ease the pounding of my heart.

Help me relish the quiet of my mind.

Challenge me to slow my hurried pace

And learn a different understanding of time.

When the day is confusing,

May I find calm in You.

As my nerves and muscles tense,

Bring soothing noises into my life.

May I find minute vacations throughout the day:

Challenge me to linger on a phone call,

Appreciate a spot of nature and

Breathe in some meaningful words from a book.

When I feel that I need to be the hare

When what I need are some tortoise moments,

Remind me that life is not a race.

Increasing speed will not gain me any more minutes.

Help me see the strong branches of a solid tree

And remind myself that this tree grew slowly and well

Dear Lord – slow me down.

Inspire me to send deep roots into the most important

Things in my day.

Only then, then I discover my life’s most important values

Thank you for the journey of this day.

Amen.

Blessings –

Dianne

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