Traditions of gratitude are universal and have come to be for good reason. Over the centuries people have seen that it is well worth the effort to count one's blessings, even when they seem few and far between.
The power of Scripture to evolve spiritual and social change has continued throughout the ages. Slow, and sometimes uncertain, but nonetheless progress.
In
1986 The Christian Science Publishing Society published a book, prepared and edited by Richard Nenneman and Earl Foell, called How Peace Came to the World.