The Farmville herald and farmer-leader. (Farmville, Va.) 1934-1957, 1956-02-03

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me After all, III
I'd done for them. 4 ~
they left me alone 81 ssss
With him. ~
it's all take and
no give =. i
Many of these
complaints are Dr. Foreman
true, although Ito be honest about
it, many of them come from
people who aren't too grateful
themselves.
Why Don't They Come Sack?
When Jesus cured those ten
lcpers. even he seems to have
been surprised that only one OF
them came back TO thank him.
We don't know. but perhaps we
can venture a guess, as to why
nine-tenths Of those men who had
felt the Understanding power
of God, went their unthankful
ways in silence. Once man may
have thought: Who knows? This
cure may not be permanent Bet
ter not rush around shouting Hal
lelujah till l see whether this cure
is going to stick" Another per-
haps said to himself, Yes, I'm
cured But I'm sorry it had to
be that Jesus from Nazareth He
doesn't have too good reputation
with the authorities. 1T isn't
healthy to be known as one of
his friends. III play safe
Another one maybe really meant
to thank Jesus; but he lost his
address" as we would say. He
kept on meaning to, some day
but he never did. And perhaps still
another fully intended to express
his thanks. but he said to him
self, Just an ordinary hasty
Thank-you won't do. III wait till
can do something really Big
| for him. something that will re-
pay him, perhaps with interest,
for what he has done = But
the time never came. Aren't
tt1esc some OF the gvery reasons
you and l give for not being
grateful TO God or man?
Cause for Rejoicing
Curing leprosy the way Jesus
cured it is a miracle in any,
body's language. Most Of us
think we would be grateful for
miracles. if and when: but for
ordinary days, the usual course
Of events. we don't see Gods
hand and we do not feel any cali
to be thankful. AS a matter of
fact, Gods mercies surround us
on every side We owe him life
to begin with: it was God S crea-
tive power that brought life into
being. in universe hitherto life
less. 1t is Gods providence that
has kept the stream OF life flow
ing down the ages; his providence
that gave you the ancestors with
out whom you could not be what
you are. When you think Of the
enormous number of accidents Ito
cali them that which might east
ly have prevented your being
born at all, and the accidents
without which you would never
have been born on this planet,
you begin TO see how grateful
you should be. Most people. prob
ably. if saved from sudden death.
especially If others have been
killed right beside them, will
breathe trembling "Thank-you''
to God.
Gratitude and Happiness
When Jesus said TO the one
grateful man. Your faith has
saved you" he was using a word
that means to restore to full life.
There is a hint here that graft
tude is flower whose root is
| faith. Also there is hint that
tho thankful mind is the happy
mind People who 60 through the
world convinced that the world
owes them living. people whose
| prayers are mostly Gimme.
| are likely to be a little sour. The
world does not give them the lush
| living they want. God does not
answer their prayers when and
as they fancy he should. So a
seed OF unhappiness testers in
their minds. But if man viii
| think every. day what he owes
to God and to man, il it really
dawns on him what debtor he is.
his mind will be bright. All
this for me?. he VIII think: and
the thought win be d seed Of hap
piness blossoining under sun and
| cloud. Time spent in being CRATE
/ ful-in living out gratitude. is new
| er wasted. 1t is . mark Of the
/ healthy mind and spirit.
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