Jesus looked at the paralytic and saw the man whole. He looked at the prostitute and saw her beauty. There is tremendous power that comes from living in gratitude. You and I have that capacity, but we have to exercise it. Part of the practice can simply be that every single day, commit to writing down five things for which you are grateful. This trains our mind to visit a place we normally do not frequent. This trains us to recognize the good right now, even in the presence of conditions that we wish weren't present. And it prepares us to bring a miracle into our lives.