Good morning…
“The second week of our Gift from the Sea study brings to my mind a poem,” she writes. “Slow Me Down, Lord” has graced my home and heart for many years and is a constant source of comfort and peace with the busyness of life.”
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SLOW ME DOWN, LORD (by Wilfred Arlan Peterson)
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 tension 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 the 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.
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“With loving prayers and a grateful heart,” my far away friend concludes.
Meanwhile, friends, wait patiently… You see farmers do this all the time, waiting for their valuable crops to mature, patiently letting the rain do its slow but sure work. Be patient like that. Stay steady and strong… (James 5:7-8, MSG).
…Sue…
P.S. Thank you, Corinne Adams, for our opening photo which harnesses the slow, steady, strong power of God.
