But there "are two ways in which we commonly

But there "are two ways in which we commonly neglect thia precept. First we neglect to give thanks for the COMMON thing* of life, And then we fail to give thanks for the HARD things. We do not give thanks for the common things of life because we do not. stop to think, and we do not give thanks for the hard things of life, because we do not trust, we do not have faith. ...

All of os know that we are not sufficiently appreciative of the common blessings of life. God is always with vs, guiding, guarding and ministering to our wants, —the air that we breathe, pie sunshine that brightens life and makes nature minister, to our needs, the beauty of the, world and all that makes life pleasant and happy—ell of these are universal blessings, bat they are taken as a matter of course, so we never give thanks because we do not stop to think. The two words "Thank” and "Think" come from the same root word. Thanking is simply the fruit of thinking. Therefore to giro thanks always for all things moans that there ^liiit be on our part the habit of alert and sympathetic attenion, —- careful thinking, — which will lead to the appreciation and enjoyment of all the common

—Y« ’WhATS dHrefence wo find between people! Two people travel over the same road. One is full .Of potty complainings. The road iouncomfortable, unpleasant, monotonous and long. The other, finds a hundred things along the way to interest him. Be sees all the beauties of nature, the people Along" the way who give him interest, so his mind "is full of cheerful thoughts. So the way of life is largely what we make ftf* it is a matter of temperament. Mm people are horn with a complaining disposition, they would bsparflad Paradise dulL These am the oms who moot ho born again', «nr tt .is •Mf Christianity that

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