Blessed are you...
who take time to listen to difficult speech
for you help me to know that
if I persevere I can be understood.
Blessed are you...
who never bid me to "hurry up" or take my tasks
and do them for me
for often, I need time rather than help
Blessed are you...
who stand beside me as I enter new and untried ventures
for my failures will be outweighed by the times
I surprise myself and you.
Blessed are you...
who ask for my help
for my greatest need is to be needed
Blessed are you...
who understand that, sometimes,
it is difficult for me to put my thoughts into words
Blessed are you...
who with a smile encourage me to try once more
Blessed are you...
who never remind me that today
I asked the same question twice
Blessed are you...
who
RESPECT ME and LOVE ME "JUST AS I AM",
and not as you wish I were.