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 greater 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 that I had hoped for, Almost despite myself,
my unspoken prayers were answered.
I am among all men most richly blessed.
A Soldier's Prayer (written by an anonymous confederate soldier, US civil war)
6/04/2010
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6/04/2010
| Posted by
Pharrell Nilton
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