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help me appreciate
another rhythm of life
that comes when work ends for a time.
In my movement from activity to quiet,
from thinking to being,
from producing to relaxation,
give me the softness of your Spirit
that will slow my heart and change its beat.
I ask this for the sake of your love.
Amen.
(from http://www.explorefaith.org/prayer/essays/vacationpray.html)