Not always as we want Him to...
I asked for knowledge
-power to control things;
I was granted understanding
- to learn to love persons.
I asked for strength to be a great man;
I was made weak to become a better man.
I asked for wealth to make friends;
I became poor, to keep friends.
I asked for all things to enjoy life;
I was granted all life, to enjoy things.
I cried for pity; I was offered sympathy.
I craved for healing of my own disorders;
I received insight into another's suffering.
I prayed to God for safety
-to tread the trodden path;
I was granted danger
-to lose track and find the Way.
I got nothing that I prayed for;
I am among all men, richly blessed.
Author Unknown
