I ASKED GOD

 I asked God to take away my pain.  God said, No
- It is not for me to take away, but for you to give it up.

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 I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said, No - Her spirit was whole, her body was only temporary.

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 I asked God to grant me patience.
God said, No
- Patience is a by-product of tribulations; it isn't  granted, it is earned.

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 I asked God to give me happiness.
God said, No - I give you blessings.  Happiness is up to  you.

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 I asked God to spare me pain. God said, No

 Suffering draws you apart from worldly cares
and brings you closer to me.

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I asked God to make my spirit grow. God said, No
- You must grow on your own,
but I will prune you to make you fruitful.

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 I asked for all things that I might enjoy life. God said,  No
- I will give you life so that you may enjoy all things.

 I ask God to help me LOVE others,
as much as he loves me.

God said...
Ahhhh, finally you have the idea.

~Claudia Minden Weisz~  

LIFE’S CLOCK

LIFE’S CLOCK

The clock of life is wound but once

And no man has the power

To tell just where the hands will stop

At late or early hour

To lose one’s wealth is sad indeed

To lose one’s health is more

To lose one’s soul is such a loss

As no man can restore

The present only is our own

Life Love Toil with a will

Place no faith in tomorrow-for

The clock may then be still.

            Author Unknown