Prayer
| Slow me down, Lord, Slow me down!Ease the pounding of my heartBy the quieting of my mind. |
| Give me, amid the confusion of my day,The calmness of the everlasting hills.Break the tensions of my nerves and musclesWith soothing music of the singing streamThat lives in my memory... in my memory.Help me to know the magical restoring power of sleep. |
| Teach me the art of taking minute vacations,Of slowing down to look at a flower,To chat with a friend, to pat a dog (or a cat)To read a few lines from a good book. |
| Remind me each day of the fableOf the Hare and the Tortoise,That I may know that the race is not always won by the swift -There is more to life than increasing speed. |
| Let me look upward into the branches of the flowing oakAnd know that it is great and strongbecause it grew slowly and well. |
| Slow me down, Lord, and inspire meTo send my roots deep into the soil of life's enduring valuesThat I may grow towards the stars of my great destiny. Amen |