My own personal prayer "Please Lord make me into the person My Dog thinks I am!"

I asked GOD, for strength, that I might achieve.

I was made weak That I might learn humbly to obey.

I asked for Health, that I might do greater 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 that I asked for But everything that I had hoped for.

Almost Depite myself, My unspoken prayers were answered.

I am among all men most richly Blessed!

I would like to buy $3 worth of GOD, please, not enough to explode my soul or disturb my sleep, but just enough to equal a cup of warm milk or a snooze in the sunshine. I don't want enough of Him to make me love a black man or pick beets with a migrant. I want ecstacy, not transformation; I want the warmth of the womb, not a new birth. I want a pound of the Eternal in a paper sack. I would like to buy $3 worth of GOD please.

That's it. Our inner "self" doesn't want to dump GOD entirely, just keep Him at a comfortable distance. Three dollars of Him is sufficient. A sack full, nothing more. Just enough to keep my guilt level below the threshold of pain, just enough to guarantee escape from eternal flames. But certainly not enough to make me nervous...to start pushing around my prejudices or nitpicking at my lifestyle. Enough is enough!

Heaven's Grocery Store

I was walking down life's highway a long time ago.

One day I saw a sign that read, "Heaven's Grocery Store".

As I got a little closer the door came open wide,

and when I came to myself I was standing inside.

I saw a host of Angels, they were standing everywhere.

One handed me a blanket and said, "My Child shop with care".

all you can't carry, come back the next day for more.

Everything a Christian needs is in that grocery store,

and First, I got some Patience, Love was in the same row.

Further down was Understanding, needed everywhere you go.

I got a box or two of Wisdom, a bag or two of Faith,

I just couldn't miss the Holy Ghost, it was all over the place.

I stopped to get some Strength and Courage to help me run this race,

but then my blanket was getting full, and I remembered I needed Grace.

I didn't forget Salvation, which like the others was free,

so I tried to get enough of that to save both you and me.

Then I started to the counter to pay my grocery bill,

for I thought I had everything to do my master's will.

As I went up the aisle, I saw Prayer and had to put it in,

for I knew when I stepped outside, I would run right into sin.

Peace and Joy were plentiful, they were on the last shelf.

Song and Praises were hanging near, so I just helped myself.

Then I said to the Angel, "How much do I owe"?

The Angel smiled and said, "Just take them everywhere you go."

Again, I politely asked "How much do I really owe?"

The Angel smiled again and said, "My Child, Jesus Paid Your Bill

A Long Time Ago."

by Ron DeMarco & Friend

"ALL THINGS WHATSOEVER YOU SHALL ASK IN PRAYER, BELIEVING, YOU SHALL RECEIVE." (MATTHEW 21:22)

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