Just watched ALONG CAME POLLY

with Ben Stiller and Jen Aniston



At the end, he thanks the man that had an affair with his wife

because he ended up with Jen.



I was touched by this.

Thanking the nemesis.

Thanking those people or situations that were hurt*filled at the time

but in retrospect, were the best thing for you.





There was a song by Garth Brooks that always stuck in my head



“Unanswered Prayers”



Just the other night at a hometown football game

My wife and I ran into my old high school flame

And as I introduced them the past came back to me

And I couldn’t help but think of the way things used to be



She was the one that I’d wanted for all times

And each night I’d spend prayin’ that God would make her mine

And if he’d only grant me this wish I wished back then

I’d never ask for anything again



Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers

Remember when you’re talkin’ to the man upstairs

That just because he doesn’t answer doesn’t mean he don’t care

Some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers



She wasn’t quite the angel that I remembered in my dreams

And I could tell that time had changed me

In her eyes too it seemed

We tried to talk about the old days

There wasn’t much we could recall

I guess the Lord knows what he’s doin’ after all

And as she walked away and I looked at my wife

And then and there I thanked the good Lord

For the gifts in my life



Sometimes I thank God for unanswered prayers

Remember when you’re talkin’ to the man upstairs

That just because he may not answer doesn’t mean he don’t care

Some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers



Some of God’s greatest gifts are all too often unanswered…

Some of God’s greatest gifts are unanswered prayers



And they are… aren’t they?