God, Teach Me

God, Teach Me

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 might 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.

~Helen Steiner Rice~