Give thanks until you feel that everything that happens to you is for your own good
May 4th 2021
Get into the habit of saying ‘thank you’. Yes, give thanks every minute of the day, and in every circumstance. Never stop giving thanks, even in the midst of difficulties, sorrow and suffering, for this neutralizes the poisons and heals the wounds caused by these negative states – nothing can resist gratitude. So, give thanks until you feel that everything that happens to you is for your own good. From now on, say, ‘Thank you, Lord, thank you, Lord’.
Give thanks for what you do have, but also for what you do not have; for the things that delight you and for those that make you suffer. This is how you will keep the flame of life burning within you. I see that you are thinking, ‘Is that all there is to it?’ Yes, that is all, but practice this method and you will see the results.
