Quotation by

Gilbert K. Chesterton

When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs?

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As children, we appreciated the small gifts we received during Christmas, like treats in our stockings. The author points out that we often forget to be thankful to God for the very basic and essential things we have, like our own legs, which are far more important than holiday presents.

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