I believe ingratitude is the original sin. I believe if Adam and Eve had been grateful for the garden of Eden they had, they would not have been so focused on the one tree they didn't have.

Everything we do is to be offered to the Lord; and if done so with a pure heart of love, it becomes holy.

It is enough for me to pick up but a straw from the ground for the love of God.

Love well, laugh often and live well for Christ.

If Christ be anything he must be everything. O rest not till love and faith in Jesus be the master passions of your soul!

God does not exist to make a big deal out of us. We exist to make a big deal out of him. It's not about you. It's not about me. It's all about him.

Gratitude gets us through the hard stuff...Gratitude always leaves us looking at God and away from dread.

Thank you, God. For the jam on our toast and the milk on our cereal. For the blanket that calms us and the joke that delights us and the warm sun that reminds us of God's love.

Walk closely with those I love so they can know your grace. Lift their burdens and point their faces toward you. I give you thanks for the grace I do not deserve and your mercies, which are new every morning. In Christ's name, amen. Pocket Prayers

gratitude keeps us focused on the present. The Bible's most

Jesus was robustly thankful.

Gratitude is a mindful awareness of the benefits of life. It is the greatest of virtues.