With the arrival of the holiday season, we find ourselves opening our hearts with gratitude for the gifts we have. People find that no matter what situation they are in, whether wealthy or destitute, there is always something to give thanks to God for.
There is the story of a devoted man who lived in the desert. He meditated and prayed to God every day. Each day, he knelt on the hard ground in prayer to the Lord. He prayed so diligently that his knees got sore from this position. Because he lived in the desert, the only source of food for this man was a pomegranate tree. Each day the tree would bear one fruit, which the man would use to drink the juice and eat the fruit for his meal. When the man's life ended, he was taken before God to decide what should become of him in the afterlife.
