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Gratitude - May we Always be Grateful

Psalms 118: 29 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Gratitude is the memory of the heart.      ~Jean Baptiste Massieu, translated from French
I would maintain that thanks is the highest form of thought; and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.  ~G.K. Chesterton


Hem your blessings with thankfulness so they don't unravel.  ~Author Unknown 

"Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow. "
-- Melody Beattie

"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others."
-- Marcus Tullius Cicero

"Gratitude is riches. Complaint is poverty. "
-- Doris Day


"Life without thankfulness is devoid of love and passion. Hope without thankfulness is lacking in fine perception. Faith without thankfulness lacks strength and fortitude. Every virtue divorced from thankfulness is maimed and limps along the spiritual road."
-- John Henry Jowett



         May we always be
             Grateful
             Merle   
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  1. Toyin O.November 27, 2010 at 1:44 PM

    It is always great to count our blessing, thankful for Jesus.

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