I was seeing patients and caring for my children with a startling efficiency and smile—while feeling numb and dead inside. After the initial crippling, soul-wrenching pain of losing someone who meant everything, came a quieter ache that felt like betrayal. I knew God could have stopped it. So why didn’t He?
It’s easy to give thanks when everything is going well. But God calls us to gratitude even when life feels overwhelming. But why? Because thankfulness is more than good manners—it’s God’s will for us, and it shapes our faith, our perspective, and even our health.