And God Asked

I took my “And God Asked” poem and I recently create a video to help you pause and appreciate Gods beauty all around us!

I wrote this prayer/poem a few months before I was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021. I was on vacation and was taken back with the beauty that God had created all around me. I felt like he was speaking to me and showing me the joy that he took from me enjoying it. But yet, he was saddened by those who ignored his wonder, to afraid to enjoy it. I’m grateful that I was given the gift of appreciating nature since I was a child. Having cancer made me even more appreciate of God’s creations and reminds me not to sit idle but to LIVE LIFE like everyday as if it was my last.

Don't hold grudges, let things slide, don’t wait to say I love you or I’m sorry, don't talk ill of yourself or others, be present and live life with purpose. This all takes practice. I constantly have to remind myself and self-correct myself but everyday I become kinder to myself and to others.

Print out the sheet below of “ And God Asked”, read it daily and write down the things in life that you enjoy, that you are grateful for and let God know how you are using his gifts. What will you add? Do it over an over again and use it as a tool. Get into the practice of seeing the good in your life. Cancer was a gift to me, my son’s open heart surgery was a gift to me, the hardest of times have been a gift to me. I was deep in practice with my gratitude journal when I was diagnosed with breast cancer and it had me prepared to see the joy in everything. There is a lesson to be learned in the good times and bad times. I have never said “Why me God?” instead I have always asked “What Am I to do with this? How can I serve others?” And I have always heard an answer.

Try it and let me know how it goes! Reach out to me chrisiecanny@gmail.com

Print out this sheet of “ And God Asked”, read it and write down the things in life that you enjoy, that you are grateful for and let God know how you are using his gifts. What will you add? Do it over and over again.

Written by Chrisie Canny 2021, video created 2025.