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And God Said No
I asked God to take away my pride,
And God said, "No."
He said it was not for Him to take away,
but for me to give up.
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole,
And God said, "No."
He said her spirit is whole,
her body is only temporary.
I asked God to grant me patience,
And God said, "No."
He said that patience is a by-product of tribulation,
it isn't granted, it's earned.
I asked God to give me happiness,
And God said, "No."
He said He gives blessings,
Happiness is up to me.
I asked God to spare me pain,
And God said, "No."
He said, "Suffering draws you apart from worldly
cares and brings you closer to Me."
I asked God to make my spirit grow,
And God said, "No."
He said I must grow on my own,
but he will prune me to make me fruitful.
I asked God if He loved me,
And God said, "Yes."
He gave His only Son who died for me, and I
will be in Heaven someday because I believe.
I asked God to help me love others,
as much as He loves me,
And God said,
"Ah, finally, you have the idea."
- by Claudia Minden Weist.
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You Mustn't Quit
When things go wrong, as they sometimes will,
When the road you're trudging seems all uphill,
When the funds are low and the debts are high
And you want to smile, but you have to sigh,
When care is pressing you down a bit,
Rest! if you must---but never quit.
Life is queer, with its twists and turns,
As every one of us sometimes learns,
And many a failure turns about
When he might have won if he'd stuck it out;
Stick to your task, though the pace seems slow---
You may succeed with one more blow.
Success is failure turned inside out---
The silver tint of the clouds of doubt---
And you never can tell how close you are,
It may be near when it seems afar;
So stick to the fight when you're hardest hit--
It's when things seem worst that You Mustn't Quit.
- Author Unknown
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