“Give thanks in all circumstances…” - 1 Thessalonians 5:18a - Montevideo American News

“Give thanks in all circumstances…” - 1 Thessalonians 5:18a - Montevideo American News

I have referred to my recovery from alcoholism many times in my writing. One of the things I’ve learned in recovery is that being grateful can change how I feel—when things are good, they are better when I am grateful, and when things go wrong, it isn’t as painful when I am grateful for other things. Being grateful can give me a different outlook on what is happening around me. Even as people of faith, sometimes it is hard to imagine all that we…