A prayerful poem

I am attending a ladies Bible study and we are going thru a study on Titus 2.  The following poem was at the end of the lesson on having a sound mind.  I found it a wonderful challenge to my thinking and thought I would share.

Father I know that all my life
Is portioned out for me;
The changes that are sure to come,
I do not fear to see;
I ask thee for a present mind,
Intent on pleasing thee.

I would not have the restless will
That hurries to and fro,
Seeking for some great thing to do,
Or secret thing to know;
I would be treated as a child,
And guided where I go.

I ask thee for the daily strength,
To none that ask denied,
A mind to blend with outward life,
While keeping at thy side,
Content to fill a little space,
If thou be glorified.

In service which they will appoints
There are no bonds for me;
My secret heart is taught the truth
That makes thy children free;
A life of self-renouncing love
Is one of liberty.

~Anna L. Waring, 1850