December 7, 1607
The pious inform us that we should accept misfortune not only in thanks, but in infinite gratitude to Providence; misfortune detaches us from an excessive love for earthly things and elevates our minds to the celestial and divine. That whatever the course of our lives, we should receive it as the highest gift from the hand of God, in Whom is equally reposed the power to do nothing whatever for us.
It’s just that I sometimes forget to thank the Almighty for the gift of my arthritis! GG