Late one night, I got a call from the children’s hospital, saying that my 20-year-old daughter had been run over by a car, and was in very serious condition.
I began praying immediately. From the beginning, I decided that gratitude would be my support. I was going to thank God, because when one expresses gratitude, one feels God’s presence. One cannot be grateful and, at the same time, desperate. There can be no negative thoughts when one is grateful for the presence of God, who is infinite good. Therefore, if good is present, there is no room for anything else.
Mary Baker Eddy writes, “God is everywhere, and nothing apart from Him is present or has power” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, p. 473).
