“When we are grateful to God in our circumstances, we can
experience gentle peace in the midst of tribulation. In grief, we can still
lift up our hearts in praise. In pain, we can glory in Christ’s Atonement. In
the cold of bitter sorrow, we can experience the closeness and warmth of
heaven’s embrace. We sometimes think that being grateful is what we do after
our problems are solved, but how terribly shortsighted that is. How much of
life do we miss by waiting to see the rainbow before thanking God that there is
rain? Being grateful in times of distress does not mean that we are pleased
with our circumstances. It does mean that through the eyes of faith we look
beyond our present-day challenges. This is not a gratitude of the lips but of
the soul. It is a gratitude that heals the heart and expands the mind.” –
President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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