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I Prayed to God

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I prayed to God that he will take away my habit
But I only heard,
"I can only guide you, and you must be the one to have the strength to give it up."

I prayed to God to take away my friend's impurities.
But I only heard,
"The spirit is the only thing that matters; the body is only there for a short time."

I prayed to God to still my anger.
But only heard,
"You must learn to be patient; I will send guidance."

I prayed to God to make me a more joyous person.
But I only heard,
"I give you blessings and miracles, and you must decide whether to be happy about it or not."

I prayed to God to take away my suffering.
But I only heard,
"Offer it up in reparation, for through suffering you get closer to me."

I prayed to God so that I may serve him better.
But I only heard,
"Have faith, and do good works."

I ask God to help me love others just as he himself loves the world.
And I heard,
"You will be blessed; go in peace to love and serve, I, the Lord."
I saw this on a friend's status on facebook and decided I should let the DA world see. This was really powerful to me, and I hope it is to you. Enjoy!

Edit:
Weeeeeeeeellllllllll I edited this so that I wouldn't be a "thief". So, ya happy now? Actually, I kinda expected "hate" comments, but hey, gotta satisfy the public, right? So, I made it my own. Did the best I could. Still don't like it? Ain't my problem. ;P

That is all. Thank you for your patience. :)

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MeadowsOfAsh's avatar
It seems the uploader has departed for other pastures, according to her last journal entry in 2013, but I am glad that this is still here for all to see.

For those not sufficiently acquainted with scripture, allow me to supply what seems to be the likely inspiration for this piece, namely, 2 Corinthians 12:7b-9 : "...To keep me from becoming overly exalted, I was given a thorn in the flesh, an angel of Satan, to keep slapping me, so that I might not be overly exalted. 8 Three times I begged the Lord about this, that it would depart from me. 9 But he said to me: 'My undeserved kindness is sufficient for you, for my power is being made perfect in weakness.' Most gladly, then, I will boast about my weaknesses, in order that the power of the Christ may remain over me like a tent."

Paul, a former persecutor of the Christian congregation, had been commissioned for a ministry, and he did his utmost to fulfill it, along the way experiencing many trials. The above passage is one passage among many where he speaks of the obstacles he faces.