Psalm 118:24 (NIV)
The Lord has done it this very day;
let us rejoice
today and be glad.
Many years ago, Dr. A. J. Cronin used to occasionally
prescribe an unusual treatment for some of his patients who were feeling
"blue," "down," or generally blah. He would insist that for
six weeks the patient say "Thank you" for every kindness and keep a
record of it. According to Dr. Cronin, he had a remarkable cure rate!
If you find yourself depressed, please consult your
medical doctor. But everyone gets down at times, and sharpening your sense of
gratitude can make an important difference in the way you feel.
Writer Arthur Gordon (Daily Guideposts, October 1983)
told about asking a physician friend of his for the name of the most effective
prescription he knew of.
"Well, I'll tell you," his friend said. "A
colleague of mine once had a woman patient who suffered from depression. Got to
the point where she stayed at home all the time, listless, apathetic,
indifferent to just about everything. The usual medications didn't seem to
help.
"One day this doctor delivered a small package to
the woman's home. 'I want you to take what's in this package,' he said, 'and
spend ten minutes of every day looking through it at some object in this
room.'"
In the package there was a strong magnifying glass. The
woman began looking through it at the warp and woof of the fabric on her sofa.
She was amazed at what she saw! Then she examined the veins in a flower plucked
from her garden, the color dots in an old photograph, and even the texture of
her own skin. That was the turning point of her illness. She began to get well
because the doctor and his 'prescription' had aroused the most curative of all
emotions -- gratitude.
Sharpening your sense of gratitude may be the best health
insurance of all!
Dear Lord, today we ask You that we would have an
attitude of gratitude in all things. Have us be positive on all that comes our
way. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.
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