A Prayer for My Path

 

A Prayer for My Path

I thought it would be now,
news on the screen made me pause.
They come and go so easily,
as if the world opens its doors just for them.

Turns out tomorrow they’ll be here again,
visiting countless times,
their journeys paid for,
their dreams carried softly by fortune.

Meanwhile I stand here,
with no title,
no power to travel far and often.
Only a heart holding back its ache,
and prayers that never stop rising.

Oh God…
don’t let envy grow inside me.
Every blessing has its path,
every destiny has its moment.
Our sustenance will never be switched,
for You have written each portion by name.

InshaAllah,
one day,
when the skies give permission,
when time finally turns in my favor,
You will open that road—
the road for me to walk,
to see the world,
and to give thanks in every land
You allow me to touch.