The document recalls asking God for various things like strength, health, riches, and power so that the speaker could achieve great things, but instead God gave them their opposites. God gave the speaker infirmity, poverty, weakness, and life itself so that the speaker could better serve God and find true joy in the present moment rather than seeking great things in the future. In the end, the speaker realized they received not what was asked for but everything hoped for, and are most richly blessed.

1. Shhhhhh….. 9 th January 2009

2. please remember to turn your mobiles off …and then we can begin

4. I asked God for strength, that I might achieve —

5. I was made weak, that I might humbly obey.

6. I asked for health, that I might do great things for God —

7. I was given infirmity, that I might do better things.

8. I asked for riches, that I might be happy —

9. I was given poverty, that I might be wise.

10. I asked for power, to earn the praise of men —

11. I was given weakness, that I might feel my need of God

12. I asked for all things, that I might enjoy life —

13. I was given life, that I might enjoy all things .

14. I asked for great things in the future —

15. I was given the joy of the present moment.

16. I got nothing that I asked for, but everything I hoped for —

17. I am most richly blessed among all...

19. “ I came that you may have life, life in all its fullness” John 10:10

21. Amen