| Finding the Way |
Chapter 18 |
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It ought not to be hard to train one’s self to be grateful. There would seem to be reason enough in every life for continual thanksgiving. True, there are days when things may seem to go wrong, but it is only in the seeing. There is not doubt that all our circumstances bring blessings which we may have if we will. The hardest experience of any day enfolds in it a gift from God, if only we receive it in faith and love. We think of the sunny days as being good days, and we call unpleasant weather bad. But if we understood it, we should know that God sends to the earth just as rich blessings in His clouds as He does in His sunshine. The clouds bring rain, and after the rain all nature appears clothed in fresh beauty. A simple, childlike faith sees God in everything, and is ready always to give cheerful thanks, even when the reason for the thanksgiving may not be apparent.
Indeed, we shall some day see that many of the richest and best blessings of our lives have come to us through experiences and circumstances which to us seemed adverse, and from which we shrank. There is an old promise which says that to them that love God all things work together for good. All we have to make sure of is that we keep ourselves in the love of God. If we do this, everything that comes to us will bring its enriching in some way, and out of the painful things our lives we will gather the best blessings and the deepest joys.
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