"I asked the Lord
 for a bunch of fresh flowers
 but instead He gave me an ugly cactus
 with many thorns.

I asked the Lord
for some beautiful butterflies                                       
but instead He gave me
many ugly and dreadful worms.

I was threatened.
I was disappointed.
I mourned.
But after many days,
suddenly,

I saw the cactus bloom
with many beautiful flowers
and those worms became
beautiful butterflies
flying in the wind.
God's way is the best way."

- written by Chun-Ming Kao from prison

Dear God,  I lay it all down again at Your feet.  I desire nothing but You alone!  Once more, I surrender my hopes and dreams and all that I am to You!  I trust You - Your way is indeed the best for my life!!  Take the dust that I am and mold me into Your image!!  Amen.

For we who are alive are always being given over to death for Jesus' sake, so that His life may be revealed in our mortal body.                                - 2 Corinithians 4:11