Reviews & Rearviews or In Reverse, Slowly

Confession, My Poems, Prayers 1 Minute

Faithful Father, too often
I look back on your deeds
as a driver does her rearview
mirror: a second glance,
and I forget the mile.

But this is no holy amnesia;
this is no Philippians 3:13.

Help me, Lord, to review
your works with turtle-likeness;
help me not to leave miracles
—like my conversion—in my past
unvisited; help me to quit
Indy Five Hundreding my life.

For speed is sexy, but faithfulness?
It’s a track best driven slowly.

Published by Isaac Adams

Isaac Adams serves as a pastor at Capitol Hill Baptist Church and the founding host of the podcast, "United? We Pray" -- a podcast about prayer, race, and the local church.

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2 thoughts on “Reviews & Rearviews or In Reverse, Slowly”

  1. Very Psalm 77:11-12 type expression here brother.
    This writing will age well with time like a fine wine (and it already tastes good now).

    Thank you for bringing this Isaac

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  2. Love this. Thank you.

    “A mind is a terrible thing to waste.” United Negro College Fund 1972 “Be renewed by the transforming of your mind.” Romans 12.1-2.

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