"Slow Me Down Lord"
Ease the pounding of
my heart by the quieting of my mind.
Steady my hurried pace. Give me, amidst the day's confusion,
the calmness of the everlasting hills.
Break the tensions of
my nerves and muscles with the
soothing music of singing streams that live in my memory.
Help me to know the magical, restoring power of sleep.
Teach me the art of taking "minute vacations"....
slowing down to look at a flower, to chat with a friend,
to read a few lines from a good book.
Remind me of the fable of the hare and tortoise....
that the race is not always to the swift;
that there is more to life than measuring its speed.
Let me look up at the branches of the towering oak and know
that it grew slowly and well. Inspire me to send my own
roots down deep into the soil of life's endearing values......
that I may grow toward the stars of my greater destiny
SLOW ME DOWN LORD.