Quotes about Gratitude

The purpose of prayer is not to influence God to grant you special favors, but rather to remind yourself that you are always connected to God.

If we be empty and poor it is not because God's hand is straitened but ours is not opened.

Our prayers are often filled with selfish "wants" God always answers with what we need.

Amazing things start happening when we start praying!

Only a relationship with Christ can satisfy our hearts. Without Him we have nothing. With Him we have all things to enjoy.

My relationship with Northeast Ohio is bigger than basketball. I didn't realize that four years ago. I do now.

Remember how far you've come, not just how far you have to go.

Give people more than they expect, and do it cheerfully.

Anything that is of value in life only multiplies when it is given.

Complaining is dangerous business. It can damage or even destroy your relationship with God, your relationships with other people, and even with your relationship with yourself.

You must remember always to give, of everything you have. You must give foolishly even. You must be extravagant. You must give to all who come into your life. Then nothing and no one shall have power to cheat you of anything, for if you give to a thief, he cannot steal from you, and he himself is then no longer a thief. And the more you give, the more you will have to give.

I shall conclude with a saying of Alponsus, surnamed the Wise, King of Aragon - that among so many things as are by men possessed or pursued in the course of their lives, all the rest are baubles, besides old wood to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to converse with, and old books to read!