4.04.2010

Better Every Day.

Happy Easter ! 
I love the below poem..... A perfect reminder on this Easter Day of what we all need to strive to be like. I hope we can remember Christ our Savior everyday- every moment.  He was the greatest example of all these traits.  His spent his entire life serving others- giving of himself. May I strive to become a little better today.... and everyday. 


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 suffering 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 me His only beloved 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."
-quoted by E. Dale LeBaron

2 comments:

Nick and Erica Hart said...

I love this post. That is a good poem. Wasn't conference amazing?? I wish I could listen to it every day. Remember when we would watch conference and firesides in the chapel in Boston and sit back to back. Ha ha. Funny memory.

Marci Wittwer Butterfield said...

Yes! I loved those days in the Longfellow Park Chapel. We always had to have candy too. Good times.