Prayer to the Goddess of Patience

Goddess of Patience,

At times I struggle to feel you with me.
At times I am guilty of simply looking through you while looking for you,
Missing the simple things, making things complicated,
And I eventually find you.

But,

Sometimes I feel my patience get weak, and I get anxious.
I start to wait for you, hoping you'll fill me with your presence,
As you usually do.

Then,

While I wait for you, I realize something;
I'm not waiting for you, you're waiting for me.

You are the patient one, the understanding one.
You are the one that knows me, calls to me,
And smiles as I sometimes struggle towards you.

So,

I turn my focus from myself, waiting for you,
To you, waiting for me.

I'm starting to get it; after all this time.
Thank you for waiting for me.
Thank you for showing me loving patience.

-sm