Lenten prayer."Slow me down, Lord. Ease the pounding of my heart by the quieting of my mind. Steady my hurried hur·ried adj. 1. a. Moving or acting rapidly. b. Required to move or act more rapidly; rushed. 2. Done in great haste: a hurried tour. pace with a vision of the eternal reach of time. "Give me, amid the confusion of the day, the calmness of the everlasting everlasting or immortelle (ĭm'ôrtĕl`), names for numerous plants characterized by papery or chaffy flowers that retain their form and often their color when dried and are used for winter bouquets and decorations. hills. Break the tensions of my nerves and muscles with the soothing sooth·ing adj. Tending to soothe. sooth  ing·ly adv.sooth 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." (Author unknown, A Maryknoll Maryknoll, headquarters of the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America, near Ossining, N.Y. A Roman Catholic community of priests (the "Maryknoll Fathers") are there especially trained for foreign missionary work. Bool of Prayer, Orbis Books) |
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