Strength in Weakness

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 great 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 had hoped for. 
Almost despite myself, my unspoken prayers were answered.
I am, among all men, most richly blessed.  - By a disabled American Civil War Solider