"The blessings I have received are not because of my nature, but because of God's nature. Most certainly, it has not been because I am the brightest candle on the birthday cake or the most righteous person in the pew - far from it. Over the years I have learned that God blesses anyone who will allow Him to do so. His love is so great for us that He can do no other. Every good thing I have ever done, achieved, or accomplished, or will accomplish in the future, has been through the grace and power of our heavenly Father." -Excerpt from My Journey, Stories from a Blessed Man