Slow Me Down Lord

"And Jesus said to his disciples, 'Come apart into a desert place, and rest a while

for there were many coming and going, and they had no time even to eat'"

Mark 6:31

Or as someone else has said, "Come apart and rest a while before you come apart!"

I remember years ago writing the saying on my desk,

"Beware of the barrenness of a busy life!"

I think in our day and age so many of us struggle with being too busy.

I certainly do.

It is a constant battle.

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."
         

~Author Unknown~