Give thanks in all circumstances, you tell your children.
The sun shines, I give thanks.
The rains come, I give thanks.
You prosper me, I give thanks.
Enemies trick me, I give thanks.
Loss and woe, heaped upon me. I yet give thanks.
I am thus loyal, Lord. Will you smile upon your servant? Or shall I walk alone?
I will give thanks.
(Letter #2,288)