Slow Dance

…He maketh me to lie down in green pastures, He leadeth me beside the still waters, He restoreth my soul. Psalm 23

In cleaning out a kitchen drawer last spring, I found this poem.  It really spoke to me, as I have filled my time with many activities and need to heed these words.

                                                SLOW DANCE  

Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round

or listened to the rain slapping the ground?

Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight

or gazed at the sun into the fading night?

 

You better slow down, don’t dance so fast. 

Time is short, the music won’t last.

 

Do you run through each day on the fly

When you ask, “How are you?” do you hear the reply?

When the day is done, do you lie in your bed

With the next hundred chores running through your head?

 

You’d better slow down, don’t dance so fast.

Time is short, the music won’t last.

 

Ever told your child, “we’ll do it tomorrow”

And in your haste, not see his sorrow?

Ever lost touch, let a good friendship die

“Cause you never had time to call and say “Hi”?

You’d better slow down, don’t dance so fast.

Time is short, the music won’t last.

 

When you run so fast to get somewhere

You miss half the fun of getting there.

When you worry and hurry through your day,

It’s like an unopened gift ….thrown away.

Life’s not a race.  Do take it slower. 

Hear the music before the song is over.

Prayer:  Dear Lord, help us to take the time to slow down and enjoy the many blessings you have given us. Help us to spend more time walking, loving and caring, and less time running and hurrying without noticing those around us. Let us spend more time talking with you and less time talking on our “devices”. We pray that all of us may have quiet time “by the still waters”. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen.

Carolyn Brandle (reprinted from September 2017)