A Prayer For Patience

God, teach me to be patient -
Teach me to go slow -
Teach me how to "wait on You"
When my way I do not know...

Teach me sweet forbearance
When things do not go right
So I remain unruffled
When others grow uptight...

Teach me how to quiet
My racing, rising heart
So I may hear the answer
You are trying to impart...

Teach me to let go, dear God,
And pray undisturbed until
My heart is filled with inner peace
And I learn to know Your will.

Poem By Helen Steiner Rice