Hope Presbyterian Church In Winston-salem Sermons

Series: Joy Beyond the SorrowScripture: Philippians 1:9-18 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 I hoped for. Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered. I am among all men most richly blessed. —Prayer of an Anonymous Confederate Soldier You left me, sweet, two legacies, A legacy of love A heavenly father would content, Had he the offer of; You left me boundaries of pain Capacious as the sea, Between eternity and time, Your consciousness and me. —Emily DickinsonThe post The Prayer for Perspect