Daily Carson 2/21/08

Here is today's quote from Carson's A Call to Spiritual Reformation (see Intro):

If in our prayers we are to develop a mental framework analogous to Paul's, we must look for signs of grace in the lives of Christians, and give God thanks for them. … For what have we thanked God recently? Have we gone over a list of members at our local church, say, or over a list of Christian workers, and quietly thanked God for signs of grace in their lives? Do we make it a matter of growing conformity to Christ, exemplified in trust, reliability, love, and genuine spiritual stamina? (p. 44)