VACATION
Poem★★★This is strange counsel. We are all for speeding up, cutting corners, increasing the pace. But to slow down is as necessary as to speed up. Every motorist knows he must be able to stop as well as go. And when the course is not clear, when God’s will is not plain, then go slow. When fogs sweeps down on the sea, the captain signals the engine room, “Slow.” When physical strength is over- taxed, the doctor orders, “Slow down.” And in summer days God bids us take time to think of Him, of our lives, of our heavenly destiny.
The point
A poem urging slowing down: while speed is valued, slowing down is necessary; captains signal 'Slow' in fog, doctors order rest when overtaxed, and God bids summer contemplation on life and eternity.
Scripture
Ecclesiastes 3:4
Audience
Adults
Tone
Comforting
To tell aloud
under a minute · 102 words