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A Creed For Those Who Have Suffered

I asked God for strength, that I might achieve.
I was made weak, that I might learn to humbly obey…
I asked for health, that I might do great things.
I was given infirmity, that I might do better things…
I asked for riches, that I might be happy.
I was given poverty, that I might be wise
I asked for power, that I might have the praise of men.
I was given weakness, that I might feel the need of God…
I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life.
I was given life, that I might enjoy all things…
I got nothing I asked for-but everything I had hoped for.
Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered.
I am, among men, most richly blessed!

~Unknown Confederate soldier

✨As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them. ~ Pres. John F. Kennedy

✨Gratitude bestows reverence, allowing us to encounter everyday epiphanies, those transcendent moments of awe that change forever how we experience life and the world.
~John Milton, English poet, historian, scholar, author of Paradise Lost