members of his congregation to be thankful for little as well as much.
“In the final analysis,” he said, “the real recovery indispensable to the weal of the nation is the recovery of mental and spiritual stability—the recovery of a real sense of values.
“The American people dare not look ‘around the corner’ for a return of post-war prosperity. Real prosperity is to be found in the contentment which thankful humans can find in the fulfillment of truly normal needs.
“We must learn the forgotten expression, ‘Thank God’.”
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