Many
Requests to God
I asked God
for strength, that I might achieve,
I was made weak, that I might learn humbly to obey.
I asked for
health, that I might do great things,
I was given infirmity, 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 got nothing
that I asked for
but everything I had hoped for.
Almost despite
myself,
my unspoken prayers were answered.
I am, among all men,
most richly blessed. |