These Are My JOTtings, Part #2

Enjoying the Gentle

There's a time in the eve when Gentle's a place.
Let's settle right in and rest with the sounds.
We find what we lack in the roundup of Grace,
and we joy in the peace of the Lord, that abounds.

To gift the bliss of a slower pace,
our world becomes a gentle good.
We listen for His whispered Grace,
inhale the peace as breath and food.

Enjoy the Gentle as a friend.
Commune with it your deepest heart,
and soon the mind begins to mend
from day's a-pace, so swift the start.

So gentle is the quiet room
I hear a fan, that lifts its voice.
The twinking lights dispel the gloom.
To wait for God is my constant choice.

by Jay O’Toole
on June 7th, 2022