Tuesday, February 12, 2008

From an unknown soldier of the American Civil War...

“I ASKED FOR STRENGTH THAT I MIGHT ACHIEVE
-HE MADE ME WEAK THAT I MIGHT OBEY

I ASKED FOR HEALTH THAT I MIGHT DO GREATER THINGS
-I WAS GIVEN GRACE THAT I MIGHT DO BETTER THINGS

I ASKED FOR RICHES THAT I MIGHT BE HAPPY
-I WAS GIVEN POVERTY THAT I MIGHT BE WISE

I ASKED FOR POWER THAT I MIGHT HAVE THE PRAISE OF MEN
-I WAS GIVEN WEAKNESS THAT I MIGHT FEEL THE NEED OF GOD

I ASKED FOR ALL THINGS THAT I MIGHT ENJOY LIFE
-I WAS GIVEN LIFE THAT I MIGHT ENJOY ALL THINGS

I RECEIVED NOTHING THAT I ASKED FOR, ALL THAT I HOPED FOR
-MY PRAYER WAS ANSWERED, I WAS MOST BLESSED.”

1 comment:

tonemeister said...

Hey Brian,

I can see that your heart still has the same yearning for God that it did when Louise Cole called us twins. I have been thinking about you lately and would like to catch up. If you would like to hear from me, put me in as one of your friends on myspace and I will email you. God bless.

Tony M