And when you find love, or when you are mature enough to understand it, the feeling you get is gratitude.

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

A proud man is seldom a grateful man, for he never thinks that he gets as much as he deserves."1 The grateful heart, on the other hand, sees each day as a gift.

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.

do the best, you put a smile on God's face. What could be better than that?

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

Write today's worries in sand. Chisel yesterday's victories in stone. Pick up the stone of the past.

Jesus was robustly thankful.

As soon as you can, pay your debts. As long as you can, give the benefit of the doubt. As much as you can, give thanks. He's already given us more than we deserve.

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

Worship is when you're aware that what you've been given is far greater than what you can give. Worship is the awareness that were it not for his touch, you'd still be hobbling and hurting, bitter and broken. Worship is the half-glazed expression on the parched face of a desert pilgrim as he discovers that the oasis is not a mirage.