There is one person particular I knew who, the two words that would be constantly reiterated is, “Thank God.”  

No matter what the question was, no matter what the situation was, “How are you feeling?”  

“Thank God.”  

“That’s not what I’m asking.  Are you well?”  

“Thank God.”  

“But, that’s not what I’m asking, that’s not the answer to my question.”  

And then as you know the person more and more, you realize, well actually, it is the answer to my question. We say it in the Prayer of Thanksgiving every day. We thank You for every condition, concerning every condition, and in every condition.

How can you be thankful for illness? Because it’s been given to me. Because I know that everything I have is either from God’s hand or by His permission. Either from His hand directly or by His permission. If it’s from His hand directly, it must be good. And if it’s by His permission, it can’t harm me.

—H.G. Bishop Angaelos – How obstacles become stepping stones