Praying for Patience
When bowing your head and closing your eyes,
_getting ready to say all your prayers,
there is praise to give Him and thank-yous to say,
_and on Him you can cast all your cares.
When coming to Him with things that you need,
_ask freely—have faith when you pray.
But be careful about the things you request;
_He might answer, but not in your way.
Patience, a trait, if you pray for, you’ll find
_God answers, but not like you’d think.
He gives opportunities, chances to try,
_and from those we are not to shrink.
So when the kids are all fighting, the baby is screaming,
_the dog pooped all over the floor,
try to remember you’re working a muscle
_to be stronger than it was before.
Briana Reavis is a homemaker and mom of six in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
