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ANDRIA'S PRAISE
I ASKED GOD FOR STRENGTH,
THAT I MAY ACHEIVE.

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 FOR GOD.

I ASKED FOR ALL THINGS,
THAT I MIGHT ENJOY LIFE.

I GOT NOTHING THAT I ASKED FOR,
BUT EVERYTHING THAT I HAD HOPED FOR.

ALMOST DESPITE MYSELF,
MY UNSPOKEN PRAYERS WERE ANSWERED.

I AM AMONG ALL PEOPLE RICHLY BLESSED.
SUBMITTED BY
ANDRIA McINTYRE
SURPRISE FROM ANDRIA
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHY

THANKS BE TO THE MOST HIGH GOD
FOR ANOTHER YEAR
YOU HAVE TOUCHED SO MANY HEARTS WITH
ALL THE LOVE YOU HAVE SHOWN.
YOU HAVE SHARED YOUR INNER STRENGTH THROUGH THE SEEDS OF LOVE
YOU HAVE SOWN.
YOU SEEM TO WARM SO MANY HEARTS BY JUST THE WAY YOU SMILE.
AND THOSE WHO KNOW YOU, ALL AGREE
YOU GO THE EXTRA MILE.
WE ARE SO THANKFUL TO THE LORD
BECAUSE WE KNOW IT'S TRUE,
THAT HE COULD TRUST YOUR WILLING
HEART TO DO WHAT HE WOULD DO.

HAVE A GOOD ONE AND MANY MORE TO COME
GOD BLESS YOU SHY......LOVE YOU, DRIA
THANK YOU ANDRIA, YOU ARE SPECIAL.  THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER SURPRISE POEM FOR ME ON GRANNY BARRS PROSE FROM MY SIS, ANN HART,
CHECK IT OUT ! ! !
I LOVE YOU ALL EVERYONE !

JUNE 2004
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