The Power of Thankfulness: Being Thankful Makes Us Happier
by Marilynn Chadwick
The sign in front of a small country church caught my eye: "It's not happy people who are the most thankful. Rather it's thankful people who are the most happy."
The power of giving thanks to transform any situation is still something of a mystery. When someone gave thanks in the Bible, a miracle often followed. Jesus gave thanks before he broke the five loaves and two fish to feed the five thousand (Matthew 14:19-21). He lifted his eyes to heaven and gave thanks to his Father before calling the four-day-dead Lazarus to come forth from his tomb (John 11:38-44).
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