Slowly but surely we can see the light at the end of the tunnel- it is getting brighter and brighter as we complete task after task.
Yesterday we finally got round to organising large storage cupboard in the hall. It now holds 5 shelves and a rail for coats and jackets. It was a whole day job. Stripping, wallpapering, tidying and drilling holes. And at 8pm we were pretty satisfied with the result.
Today, sorting and organising. It is Sunday. Not something I would normally do today. The thing is- I am so 'had it' with boxes and piles of stuff hither and yon. I WANT IT FINISHED.
This week I am going to give it my best shot to BE DONE!
And it starts NOW!
Well, famous last words.
I went down to the shed- grabbed a couple of boxes and started sifting through the contents. I actually thought- you now what " I am going to tip all these negatives OUT! DONE with carting them from address to address.
I pulled a piece of paper out of the box- oh memories. As if it was meant to be. If I had thrown the whole contents of the box out- this would have been lost to me for ever.
So, time out:
SLOW ME DOWN LORD!
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 stars, 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 in 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.
I have no idea who wrote this- I copied it many many years ago off a poster and there was no mention of a name of the author. I do not even know how old it is - or when it was first published. Just reading it gives me a sense of rest, peace and space. So I looked it up online - I have had this in my position for such a long time- pre-internet!
Author: Wilfred A. Peterson - well so I thought.
Then I found this- on a website called " A spiritual journey of healing.com".
Who wrote Slow me Down Lord?
This Slow Me Down Lord poem / prayer previously appeared here with the wrong author.
According to Wikipedia, the poem, Slow me Down Lord, is written by Wilferd Arlan Peterson. This American author published 9 books and wrote for "Science of Mind" magazine.
He wrote regularly about the Art of Living and with his wife Ruth collaborated on inspirational writing, essays and poems.
Further on this thread you will see a suggestion from a visitor that the beautiful prayer poem was written by Holborn.
But the mystery seems to have been solved. It is a Hittite prayer, well known in Turkey. See the comment below, and thank you for all your answers and the popularity of this page.
It seems that whoever wrote Slow me Down Lord Prayer was writing something that God has written on all our hearts.
When we read the poem we recognise the truth in them.
Just a chance find then - and once again 're-found'. It will be cherished.
