I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised … Psalm 18:3a KJV The word, praise, comes from the Latin for “price,” or “value,” and may be defined generally as an ascription of value or worth. To praise God is to call attention to his glory. Praise is fitting for what is the highest…
Category: Grateful … Thankful … Blessed
Developing an Attitude of Gratitude
In the Morning
Weeping may last through the night, but joy comes with the morning. Psalm 30:5b NLT Every morning I wake up and know that I am blessed. No matter how much drama is in my life or how much pain my body may be in, I know God watching over me. (unknown) How precious are your thoughts…
Living Our Gratitude
Happy Thanksgiving!
“The root of joy is gratefulness…It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.”Brother David Steindl-Rast O God, we thank you for this earth, our home; for the wide sky and the blessed sun, for the salt sea and the running water, for the everlasting hills and the never-resting…
“Let All Things Now Living”
Some of us are not going to get out of the kitchen today – or tomorrow! This song has been playing in my head for the past few days and I wanted to share it with you.
Grateful, Thankful, Blessed
Thanksgiving is a time of gratitude to God, our Creator and Provider, whose guidance and care go before us, and whose love is with us forever. Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the changes, to remember that we, too, grow and change from one season of life to another. Thanksgiving is a time of…
Let There be Lights!
I love solar lights. I remember sitting on the patio in the evening, watching the lights come on in the garden. It looked like a fairy land. That was a while ago and those lights were amber and white. I remember the first time I saw a color-changing solar light. Magic! From then on, that…
Blessed Beyond Measure
“As with all commandments, gratitude is a description of a successful mode of living. The thankful heart opens our eyes to a multitude of blessings that continually surround us.” James E. Faust Lord who rules over all, blessed is the person who trusts in you. Psalm 84:12 New International Reader’s Version “When it comes to life the…
Senselessness
A particularly senseless questions we sometimes ask each other is this: “Which of your 5 senses would you give up?” Vision? No sunsets, rainbows, smiles on well-loved faces? No, not vision. Hearing? No laughter, music, birdsong? No, not hearing. Smell? No flowers, fresh bread, scented candles? No, not smell. Taste? No chocolate, pumpkin pie, coffee?…
“Thank You”
“Thank you! Everything in me says “Thank you!” Angels listen as I sing my thanks.I kneel in worship facing your holy temple and say it again: “Thank you!”Thank you for your love, thank you for your faithfulness;Most holy is your name, most holy is your Word.The moment I called out, you stepped in; you made my life large with strength….