"How can my Sanctuary Serve you?"

This quote from 1 Thessalonians 5:18 used to give me pause. How can we be thankful for everything that happens in life? I mean some of the events, people, or circumstances that occur frankly inhale rapidly with force. In the last 30 days we've lost a family member, struggled with aging parents, & had a vacation canceled unexpectedly. None of these are good things. That leads back to the unanswerable question of "why?" or even more expectantly "Why God?" Yet, the words say to