Article November 23, 2015 Issue

More than enough

Margaret Ann Hughes

Polite manners are always welcome, but for much more than social reasons. They hint at a spiritual quality inherent in us all. Gratitude for kindness, generosity, or some gift received expresses appreciation for something good in our lives.

In the chapter titled “Fruitage” in Mary Baker Eddy’s Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, many testifiers express gratitude for healings they have experienced as a result of reading the book. Others are grateful that through what they have been learning from the book, a difficult situation has been reversed through prayer.

When something good has unfolded in our experience, we tend to give thanks—after the change. This is desirable, but there is a higher form of gratitude, examples of which are found in the Bible. A number of times, Christ Jesus gave thanks to God before anything had changed or been received.

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