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Eye on the world: The power of gratitude
On Thanksgiving and every day—and whether or not our home country has an official “Thanksgiving” holiday—our gratitude for God and His goodness brings healing, harmony, and blessings.
Ideas on this subject:
From the Bible:
“O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good; for his mercy endureth for ever.” (I Chronicles 16:34 )
“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: be thankful unto him, and bless his name. For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to all generations.” (Psalms 100:4, 5 )
From the writings of Mary Baker Eddy:
“Gratitude is much more than a verbal expression of thanks. Action expresses more gratitude than speech.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 3 ).
“Gratitude and love should abide in every heart each day of all the years.” (Manual of The Mother Church, p. 60 )
From the Christian Science Hymnal:
“A grateful heart a garden is,
Where there is always room
For every lovely, Godlike grace
To come to perfect bloom.
A grateful heart a fortress is,
A staunch and rugged tower,
Where God’s omnipotence, revealed,
Girds man with mighty power.”
(excerpted from Ethel Wasgatt Dennis, No. 3
, © CSBD)
Related articles from The Christian Science Journal and Christian Science Sentinel:
In “How gratitude leads to healing”: “... since God, Spirit, is the infinite source of all good, gratitude begins with acknowledgment of His love and all-power, His tender care and bountiful bestowals to us of spiritual blessings…. [Gratitude] includes expectancy of good, appreciation for good, trust in good, joy in good. And all these are necessary elements in the prayer that heals sickness and melts away discord.”
In “Gratitude grows”: “The glorification of God and His idea, perfect manhood, brings a glow that lingers with us.”
The articles above and others dealing with this subject can be found on JSH-Online.com or on CSMonitor.com.