I Asked For...

Baby on Mind wrote an amazing Show & Tell post about A Butterfly's Lesson. It's so amazingly beautiful that I'd like to re-copy some of it here. I hope that's allowed.  She got it from an email chain, which I normally don't like but this really resonated with me. (And sorry to the non-religious out there!)

I'm not sure of God's role in all of this exactly because I'm not sure that God gives us good things or bad things (I know, this can quickly turn into a big time discussion; I'm not necessarily trying to do that)... I think God wants to comfort us when we're down and share in our joys when we're up - I actually just commented on Hannah's I Will Be a Mom... Someday's post today on Surviving the 1ww. She needs some comforting words. Please stop by and visit with her.

Hopefully this will be comforting to some of you:

I asked for Strength.....
   and God gave me difficulties to make me strong.

I asked for Wisdom.....
   and God gave me problems to solve.

I asked for Prosperity......
   and God gave me a brain and brawn to work.

I asked for Courage.....
   and God gave me obstacles to overcome.

I asked for Love.....
   and God gave me troubled people to help.

I asked for Favors......
   and God gave me opportunities.

I received nothing I wanted.....
   But I received everything I needed.