To be grateful for one's blessings when all is well is no task; but to be grateful for the spiritual good we possess in the face of some physical problem that has been of long duration may put our faithfulness to the test.
One Sunday morning a lively ten-year-old boy entered his Sunday School class with this statement, which he meant to be a bombshell: "I don't see why I can't walk on water if Jesus did!" Before the teacher could reply, a very quiet, calm answer came from another boy in the class, "Don't worry.
What a joy it is to be a Christian Scientist! I have so much to thank God for: excellent health, a strong and happy marriage, wonderful employment, a beautiful home.
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