Slow me down, Lord.
Ease the pounding of my heart
by the quieting of my mind.
Steady my hurried pace with a vision of
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 towards the stars of my
greater destiny.