O Lord, I would bless and praise Thee. How hard I find it to praise Thee when I am not physically fit, and yet why should it—that means that I praise Thee when it is a pleasure to me physically. O Lord, that my soul were one continual praise to Thee.

So he came near and kissed him. When Isaac smelled his clothing, he blessed him and said: “Ah, the smell of my son is like the smell of a field that the LORD has blessed.

So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.

praising God continually in the temple.

now that you have tasted that the Lord is good.

Thank God for the reality for which we were created, a moment-by-moment communication with God himself.

We should leave a worship service asking ourselves not "What did I get out of it?" but rather "Was God pleased with what happened?

Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.

But with respect to religion itself, without regard to names, and as directing itself from the universal family of mankind to the divine object of adoration, it is man bringing to his maker the fruits of his heart; and though these fruits may differ from each other like the fruits of the earth, the grateful tribute of everyone is accepted.

Above all things have charity, which is the bond of perfection and may the peace of Christ exult in your hearts in which you are called unto one Body. And be grateful.? It seems to me that all mystical theology is contained in those two lines.

No matter who you are,no matter what you do-do not be too big for GOD.

Know that when you praise and worship God and appreciate fully all that He is, you open up a channel through which more of His love pours into your heart.