P A T I E N C E : M O R E T H A N A N A M E
There once was a girl who found it hard to maintain her temper and it seemed
Ever so often when one ruffled her “feathers” she would let out a loud scream.
Until, seemed no longer was her tiny little lips able to let out one more shout
When upset she stomped her feet jumping up and down in a frenzy all about
Child, why do you have no patience when upset and your temper you lose
Reflect your given name stead of going bout screaming aloud like a moose
Your name is Patience, and we do believe that you could if you only would
Find it your nature, if only you tried, and truly you know that you should
Patience, I have not, mother and father, for truly I find it too hard to obtain
Just perhaps what I need to have done is a change in my birth given name
For it seems impatience is the nature of which I was born with as a babe
For to change I can not do on my own, no, it is not possible, just no way
Patient’s parents explained to their daughter how there was truly a way
That her nature could change, if only she desired enough and prayed
Believing the Lord would change her, Patience prayed for that change
So now the poem has the correct title of ‘Patience: more than a name’
We read in Luke 21:18 “But there shall not an hair of your head perish.
In your patience possess ye your souls.” So, patience is to be cherished
No matter your name, your soul’s nature I pray reflects patience within
For without it, one truly is bound to find life much harder my dear friend
What ere’ your name should be, this nature as well can belong to you
If your prayer to the Lord is that he changes your nature, that He will do
Putting off the old man making your once so impatient soul brand new
Jesus waits patiently at your hearts door, asking to come live within you
In this world trials and tribulations, we shall have during our lifetime
Without Christ nature lives within our hearts one day we just may find
Our old man showing itself in such an unflattering fashion that I fear
The Holy Spirit shall not find our hearts suitable any more to come near
Author, by God’s grace, Sharon Rose Lawless, June 09, 2022