O God, my God, help me to make
time to be with you: even though I am so easily drawn to other preoccupations.
We are, uniquely of all
creatures, governed by time: time seems always to be at a premium
We are ruled by the
hours, they run very swiftly; there never seems enough time for all we want to
do.
We find it difficult to
"make" time for those who need us: be they our neighbours, friends. parents, children, or others close to
us.
It is said that
"time is money": all too easily we accept that, knowing it should be fiercely
challenged.
We seek to save
time: to spend it in idleness.
Time becomes a tyrant, consumed
with purposeless pursuits. It is too easy to be a bad steward of time;
Time is precious yet absurdly
becomes an enemy: its pressure felt at every moment of the day.
In the midst of the hubbub of
our lives; it is you, God of all time and eternity, to whom we do not give time.
Look upon me, mighty God, from
your timeless realm and show pity on my time-bound life.
Give me a concept
of eternity; that puts our tiny time into perspective.
Let me understand that to rest
in you for even a brief while, can enable me to cast off the shackles of time
and share in the calm of your peace.
Other Little Canticles (similar in format) can be accessed HERE
Other Little Canticles (similar in format) can be accessed HERE
