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.

This is our high and holy calling-to be agents of Jesus Christ, to love as He loved, to serve as He served.

When we stumble don't get discouraged. Get up and Keep Trying.

Being a disciple of Jesus Christ is not an effort of once a week or once a day. It is an effort of once and for all.

I bare witness that our living hope is in Jesus Christ.. I testify that with Christ, darkness cannot succeed.

Yes, we will make mistakes. Yes, we will falter. But as we seek to increase our love for God and strive to love our neighbor, the light of the gospel will surround and uplift us. The darkness will surely fade, because it cannot exist in the presence of light. As we draw near to God, He will draw near to us.

Let us prepare for that blessed day when He will come again. Let us be as wise as those ancients who watched for His coming.