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Morning Prayer: Awe and Gratitude

Good morning, Lord. I thank You for this Lenten season, when we remember Your sacrifice on the cross. It’s so easy, in the busyness of my daily routine, to forget the biggest event in human history. Engrave the truth of … Continue reading

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Morning Prayer: Thank You

Good morning, Lord. Thank You for watching over me last night. Thank You for guiding my comings and goings today. Thank You for ordaining all my days before one of them came to be (Psalm 139:16). Thank You for eternal … Continue reading

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Grateful for a World Under Control

We say, “The world’s out of control!”  Ponder this: the sun still rises and sets, the tides rise and fall, the moon waxes and wanes, the seasons come and go. Seems to me, God still has our little planet under … Continue reading

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No Reason for Boasting

  1 Corinthians 4:7 (NLT) What do you have that God hasn’t given you? And if everything you have is from God, why boast as though it were not a gift?   All that we have, all that we are … Continue reading

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Great Gratitude

“The greatest saint in the world is not he who prays most or fasts most; it is not he who gives alms, or is most eminent for temperance, chastity or justice. It is he who is most thankful to God.” … Continue reading

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A Token of My Gratitude

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Heartfelt Gratitude

  “Thou who has given so much to me, give one thing more: a grateful heart.” George Herbert (1593-1633)     George Herbert was a priest in the Church of England. He’s best-known for his poetry.

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Gratitude for All Things

1 Thessalonians 5:18 (GNV) In all things, give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.   “Yes, give thanks for ‘all things’ for, as it has been well said ‘Our disappointments are but His … Continue reading

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Timeless Gratitude

Here in the US, it’s the week of Thanksgiving. I’m looking to minds wiser than mine to jumpstart my thankful thinking.   “When it comes to life the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them … Continue reading

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Prayer in the Green Meadows

  Psalm 23:1-2 (CEB) The Lord is my shepherd. I lack nothing. He lets me rest in grassy meadows.   The grassy pasture — a place of plenty, protection and peace. My green-meadow prayers overflow with gratitude. Thank you, Lord, for this … Continue reading

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