Gratitude is the healthiest of all human emotions. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for.
04195 – Expressing Gratitude is Healthy!
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04194 – Gratitude for Help from Others
In normal life we hardly realize how much more we receive than we give, and life cannot be rich without such gratitude. It is so easy to overestimate the importance of our own achievements compared with what we owe to the help of others. from Letters and Papers from...
04182 – Patriotism vs. Christian Nationalism
As an American patriot, I celebrate the Fourth of July with pride and gratitude. However, I distinguish this patriotism from Christian nationalism. My faith teaches me that Jesus transcends political affiliations and national boundaries. He is not the exclusive...
03970 – Grace & Gratitude
Grace and gratitude belong together like heaven and earth. Grace evokes gratitude like the voice of an echo. Gratitude follows grace like thunder and lightning. from Church Dogmatics
03935 – Religion and Our Emotions
If our religion is based on salvation, our chief emotions will be fear and trembling. If our religion is based on wonder, our chief emotion will be gratitude.
03863 – Acknowledging Unseen Goodness
Let us pause to acknowledge the unseen goodness around us. We may not see it, but it is always here – a small universe of kindness and compassion – lived out around us every day, unseen but constant. People helping, people caring, people listening. The creators of...
03824 – Choosing Gratitude
In my present season of grief and regret, I am finding that there is no way through apart from gratitude, and that, in fact, thankfulness is my greatest help. Not a plaster of it applied on the wound, not some anesthetic thanks to numb or replace the sadness, but...
03815 – Gratitude in the Wilderness
What I find distinct about gratitude in the wilderness is its simplicity -- the thankfulness I feel here is for what I usually take for granted... For the most part, gratitude here wells up unexpectedly, in the quiet corners of the day, over events small and ordinary....
03759 – Life Lesson
One of the most important lessons in life is to remember to have an attitude of gratitude.
03616 – Wear Gratitude!
Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.