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| Salvador Dali: The Persistence of Memory |
Like Dali’s melting watches
losing power to mark the time
or measure with precision
the passing nights and days
so my watch, Lord, tick-tocks
a snail’s pace
– or races with abandon
past my reach
‘til I lose sense
of what the hour or day may be
and wonder, as I often do
when my time will be done…
But memories, Lord, persist:
recapturing time,
reminding me
of all that’s been
and will not be again…
It’s in memories, Lord,
that time stands still
just long enough
for me to see
my graced and gifted past…
And it’s memories, Lord,
that feed my hope of years to come,
of time to spend,
to share,
to live,
to love…
Be the keeper of my time, Lord:
save my time from foolish wasting;
make more time for me to pray;
use your time to heal my wounds;
tell me when it’s time to change;
keep my step in time with yours;
time after time, forgive my sins;
and as time is passing by
please let me see how precious
is the time you’ve given me…
Be the keeper of my time, Lord,
every minute, hour and day,
’til I pass beyond life’s ticking watch
to timelessness with you…
