Charlie Lowell of Jars of Clay plans to post poems for the Advent season, starting tomorrow. He hopes it will help him and readers slow down this year.

Isn’t slowing down one of those ironic prayer requests we sometimes offer up? Lord, please give me more time with my family. Lord, please help us make it through this busy time in our lives and find peace. Have you prayed like this? How do you expect Him to answer? The most natural answer would be to decide against doing something, understanding that you will worship the Lord by avoiding a task or party or whatever busyness is wearing us down.

Do you want to slow down?