My beloved child,
take My yoke upon you.
Walk with Me.
Walk beside Me.
Walk at My pace.
If you will
only let Me
be the pace-setter
you will find
rest.
You are rushing ahead
into unploughed land
and you get bogged down.
You cannot see the way
and you get lost.
Hear My call
to come back
to My side;
to harness yourself again
to Me.
Let Me
take the strain
and you will have
peace.
I know the path
we will take.
I will set the pace;
a pace
set just for you.
Do not look at others
for each one
who is harnessed
with Me
will go
at a different speed,
to a different goal.
I have a goal
for you.
I know the way.
I know the time.
I know the pace.
Simply
take your place
beside Me;
lean on Me;
be guided by Me
and you will find
rest.
© Kathleen Wilks
About the author
Kathleen Wilks
I have been writing poems for a number of years now and many of them have been used as prayers in church services.
Recently I have started to write meditations. These are based on people in the Bible who met with Jesus.
Other meditations are to be read on a more personal level as God speaks to us, collectively or as individuals where we are now.
The meditations can be used in services, in study groups or in private.
I live in York, England, and worship at Holy Trinity Church, Heworth, and St Olave's Church in York.
I work as Property Manager for the Diocese of York in the Church of England.