SLOW ME DOWN
Slow me down, Lord
ease the pounding of my heart
by the quieting of my mind.
The eternal reach of time
give me, amid the confusion of the day,
the calmness of the everlasting hills.
Break the tensions of my nerves and muscles
with the soothing music
of the 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 –
of slowing down to look at a flower,
to chat with a friend, to pat a dog,
to read a few lines from a good book.
Slow me down, Lord, and inspire me /to send my roots deep into the soil of
life’s enduring values
that I may grow toward the stars
of my greater destiny. By Orin L. Crain
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