Resident guest blogger :
suituapui
I ASKED GOD…
I asked for strength
and God gave me difficulties to face.
I asked for wisdom
and God gave me problems to solve.
I asked for prosperity
and God gave me my body and brain with which to work
I asked for courage
and God gave me dangers to overcome.
I asked for Love
and God gave me troubled people to help.
I asked for favours
and God gave me opportunities.
I received nothing I wanted
but instead, I received everything I needed.
(Source unknown)
Update: Thanks to
Uncle Dee : For what it’s worth, the poem was written by John Newton, a slave trader turned pastor, out of personal experience. He is better known as the composer of the hymn Amazing Grace.
Gee! That’s fast! Already promoted from “Resident Commentator”!! So when are you going to treat me to dinner??? He he he he he he…!
weekends would be a good time
btw congrats on your promotion lol
You know what ? I think pupils, students and learners from the time they start school until they leave school or university should have experiential learning. That way they learn faster than just learning theory.
i will have to google and find out what is experiential learning..
Nice poem!!! Love it, but it’s the truth though
Ooi…wong! Suituapui where got say things that are not true one! I agree with anonymous! I always impress on my students that what they do and experience is more important than what they can memorise from the books (to score straight As in the exams)…and forget a few weeks later. Einstein said, “Education is what remains after one has forgotten what he has learnt in school.”
For what it’s worth, the poem was written by John Newton, a slave trader turned pastor, out of personal experience. He is better known as the composer of the hymn Amazing Grace.
Thanks for the info, Daniel/Uncle Dee. There are many “I asked God…” poems but I guess they all point to the same thing – that life is what we ourselves make it out to be! We ourselves make things happen. Grumbling and complaining and moaning and groaning isn’t going to help one bit! It only serves to make things worse! Do good and be good…and we will be truly blessed! Don’t just pray and pray, hoping for a miracle, and then ask God why your prayers are not answered. God works in mysterious ways.
Love this poem. But any prove that shows it is written by John Newton?
Been searching high and low, but have not come across any link that shows the possibility that this poem was written by him.
From some of his poem, there a distinctive way of him penning his poem which I am not able to trace in this poem. It seems to me, from the way this poem sounds, it should be written by a modern day person using modern day english…
anyway, just my thought…
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