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I asked God

I ASKED GOD

I asked God to take away my bad habits.
My beloved Father/Mother said: ‘No!
It is not for me to take them away, but for you to give them up.’
I asked God to make my handicapped child whole.
God said: ‘No.
You are both gathering valuable experiences through its condition;
Its spirit is whole and its body is only for a time.’
I asked God to grant me patience.
God said: ‘No.
Patience grows from enduring your trials and tribulations;
It cannot be granted, but has to be learned.’

I asked God to give me happiness.
God said: ‘No.
I give you blessings; happiness is for you to find – in Me.’
I asked God to spare me pain.
God said: ‘No.
Through Suffering and worldly cares you grow and learn;
They draw you closer to Me.’
I asked God to make my spirit grow.
God said: ‘No.
It has to grow on its own, through your life’s experiences!
You are a branch on the tree of life and knowledge,
And I will prune you to make you fruitful.’

I asked God for all the things in life that I might enjoy.
God said: ‘No.
I have given you life, so that you may learn and find
The wisdom and understanding that will help you
To appreciate and see all things, people and experiences
That may ever come your way, for what they truly are,
Namely gifts from Me.
And then I asked God to help me love others,
As much as H/She loves me.
God said: ‘Ah, at last you have got the idea
Of why you find yourself in this earthly existence.’

May God bless you and never forget that
To the world you might be one person,
But to one person you just might be the world,
And that even the word ‘impossible’ spells ‘I am possible’.

Berit
Edited by Aquarius

Dear Berit,
I could not find the thread where you posted your beautiful poem 'I asked God'. I wonder whether you can forgive me that have taken the liberty to polish your beautiful gem a little bit. I would like to publish it in the above form on my website and am wondering whether you would give me permission for doing so. Hope that you are well!
With love and light,
Aquarius

Dear, you need not ask my

Dear, you need not ask my permission to do anything or to pubblish anything.
I was not my writing, if I gave this I idea I must ask you to pardon me.
It was on the web and I simply loved it. I think all that which helps us to stay connected or let us shine more intensly in God's light should be shared and given freely to everyone.
There wasn't any specific source mentioned, I think or I would have stated it, at least it was: Anonimous, so from my behalf pls feel always free to do what you like.
A dear hug to you!
All my love
Berit

Great poem!

Great poem!

Dear Berit, Thank you for

Dear Berit,
Thank you for your reply and for clearing up the authorship of the poem. Reading it, I had a feeling that it was familiar to me somehow, but that could have been from seeing it on this forum before. I changed the author to the most prolific one of all - Anon.

Hope that you are well and that life is treating you with kindness.
With love and light,
Aquarius

wonderful expression...i

wonderful expression...i wonder, as well, if it's often a yes that's said in reply in the sense that what we focus on in life we receive not as punishment but just because we're co-creators in life...for example, if we ask for happiness, we'll continually be living in a way that asks for happiness, as per our request...and re:pain and suffering...perhaps these are only necessary to the extent we forget who we are...as in, we have free will, are allowed freedom to experience life as we wish and all that...but suffering for me is a word, an area, we as a people would do well to forget...it's an extremely overrated concept and feeling...just sharing and not trying to criticize...mike

Dear Mike, Understanding is

Dear Mike,
Understanding is the key for unlocking all the mysteries of our world, including that of why there is so much suffering in our world. And the knowledge that is now coming to our world is the instrument that is being placed into everybody’s own hands to do their share of bringing the present evolutionary phase of humankind to its natural conclusion and to a happy ending. The first and most important part of our tool kit, to my mind, is that we make ourselves familiar with the workings of the law of Karma. In a nutshell, it means that everything must return to its source; that therefore whatever anyone sends out into our world must return to them; and that every action causes a reaction. This law rules all life; it makes no difference whether we are as yet aware of it or not. As our understanding grows and we gradually accumulate ever more spiritual knowledge, and we learn to apply it wisely to our own life and relationships, our life begins to run much more smoothly. The time eventually comes when our soul’s grasp of these things runs so deep that we pray for forgiveness, especially for those who are sinning against us. To paraphrase the Master Jesus on the Cross: ‘Father, forgive them, for they did not know what they were spiritually doing to themselves.’

With love and light,
Aquarius

i would say, though we are

i would say, though we are Safe and all is allowed, perhaps it's best to take care re:our thoughts of "what goes around, comes around"...for though this holds an element of truth...what then of Miracles...the suspension of "natural" law by Supernatural Law...cause and effect can be negative, as it were, if it becomes merely our justification to judge or to feel judged...Love ultimately, and quite naturally is thankfully Inviolate by Nature...much love and many smiles...mike:)

Yes dear, thanks to

Yes dear, thanks to God:

"Love ultimately, and quite naturally is thankfully Inviolate by Nature.." how true and how beautifully put !!

hugs to you
Berit

Angel, I'm not sure I got

Angel, I'm not sure I got your meaning. May be I'm altogher too simple, I try to stay connected because being connected and linked to God and His Love, everything changes.
I mean, if I look at God the every day details seem less important, although that does not mean not to be fully engaged in working or whatever it may be. Obviously often I do not succeed and everyday details get the better of me, but I think, looking back, that it's going better and better. In fact I suffer most when I'm fully in some detail of life, forgetting who I am and what I came for to this Earth. Heavenletters and your beautiful poems and loving heart are a wonderful reminder of God to where my attention should always be!
All my love
Berit

P.S.Dear Aquarius, a dear hug to you!!!

I wasn't exactly sure where

I wasn't exactly sure where to put this quotation, but it was nice reading it, and it has given me a greater understanding of the power and beauty of forums such as this.

Lady Isis publishes a Heavenletter in every issue of her daily newsletter. Lately has been moved to write something of her own under the Heavenletters she publishes.

"Lightworkers need the companionship of their own kind. There is laughter, companionship, endless compassion in this hierarchy. All living matter needs this for the soul to survive."

I don't know that the Heavenletter prompts her writing, but somehow it feels to Isis and to me that spirit is at work!

I know that the companionship of everyone here means a lot to me.

With love and blessings,

Gloria

I too, know that the

I too, know that the companionship of everyone here means a lot to me.
Love and blessings dear Gloria !

Berit

Thank you and bless you all!

Thank you and bless you all! It is always a great privilege to be allowed to come together and meet like-minded people, don't you think? And it doesn't matter one bit how this come about, i.e. be it in private and personal encounters or forums like this one. Encounters of this nature are always very special and most enjoyable.

As far as loving is concerned, it is natural for us to love, because loving is an expression of our soul energy. After all, we come from love - love created us and brought us into being - love guides and protects us and takes us through all our experiences, good, bad and indifferent alike. Love allows us the freedom to choose how we react to all situations and people. And only when we do so, thinking and acting in loving ways, are we true to our real nature - which is love.

Therefore, lots of it to all of you 'out there' - known or unknown alike.
With love and light,
Aquarius