Arthur Ashe, the legendary Wimbledon player was dying of AIDS which he got due to infected blood he received during a heart surgery in 1983. From world over, he received letters from his fans, one of which conveyed: ‘Why does GOD have to select you for such a bad disease’?

Do you know a heart that hungers
For a word of love and cheer?
There are many such about us;
It may be that one is near.

It’s amazing what can truly happen,
How your life can be so grand;
When you give up trying on your own
And let an angel hold your hand.

Perhaps we have not counted
All our blessings one by one;
Perhaps we have not bothered
To remember whence they come;

If God granted you…70 YEARS OF LIFE…
YOU WOULD SPEND:
23 years sleeping
14 years working
8 years at the television
8 years in amusement
6 years eating

For you, I wish good health
For you, I wish happiness and peace of mind
For you, I wish success in your personal life and in your career
For you, I wish the vanishing of hard feelings
among family and friends.

Don’t shield yourself from pain, never fear pain either. Face whatever it is that comes your way.
Don’t be afraid to stumble and fall, to cry and get hurt. Dread not those helpless moments,
when you can’t even fight your tears back, and all you can do is stare at something and let time pass.

Sometimes in life, we tend to run so fast that we don’t notice God is running with us.
We only notice Him when we fall, yet He stops, carries us and says, “Finish the race my child.”

Learn to love with all your heart and accept the unlovable side of others.
For anyone can love a rose, but only a great heart can include the thorns.

When your strength is failing
and you are faltering in your faith
pause for a moment, take a deep breath
and God your Father who is the source
of your strength, will refresh and re-kindle your faith.