Quotes About Gratitude

The Lord Jesus lays down his heart's blood to redeem souls out of the hand of sin and Satan, that they may be free to serve God, without fear, in holiness; and the loose Christian, if I may call him so, 'denies the Lord that bought him,' and delivers up himself basely unto his old bondage, from which Christ had ransomed him with so great a sum. Whose heart doth not tremble at such horrid ingratitude?

Had I not best look up to him, by whose blessing I live more than by my bread?

Sincerity makes the Christian sing when he hath nothing to his supper.

Here is godliness in triumph—when the Christian can carve contentment out of God's providence, whatever the dish is that is set before him.

We are thankful for good-will rather than for services, for the motive than the quantum of favor received.

Sacrifices are no sacrifices when they are repaid a thousand fold.

Failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done is a great weakness in any man.

But I am not going to live for ever. And the more I know it, the more amazed I am by being here at all.

The happiest people seem to be those who have no particular reason for being happy except that they are so.

We Americans are so good at critiquing our own nation, so determined to make it better, that sometimes we neglect to acknowledge all that is wonderful about it. Let us not commit the sin of ingratitude for so many blessings.

The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

The deepest craving of human nature is the need to be appreciated.

The deepest principle in human nature is the craving to be appreciated.

On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.

Heavenly Father, for the blessings of this food and these friends and our families, we thank you. In Jesus's name, amen.

Heavenly Father, for the blessings of this food and these friends and our families, we thank you. In Jesus's name, amen.

In this moment, here and now, we celebrate the spirit of what is good in each of us and in those friends who stood with us in the dark and chased away death's shadow." He lifted his eyes to the night sky. "We give thanks to the Creator and we pray that in the battle between love and fear, which is always raging in the human heart, love will triumph.

faith, to embrace hope, and to bear your love before you like a burning candle, for I promise that it will light your way. "And whether you believe in miracles or not, I can guarantee that you will experience one. It may not be the miracle you've prayed for. God probably won't undo what's been done. The miracle is this: that you will rise in the morning and be able to see again the startling beauty of the day. "Jesus

Spirit and purpose in all things. For all creation, respect.

I lay on the straw matting, thinking about how much I'd hated Albert when I believed that he'd toadied out on us. And I thought about how much I loved him right at that moment, though I would never have told him so.

day, and we thank you for life and for all things. You are our mother. You feed us, you clothe us, you shelter us, and you comfort us. For this we thank you and honor you.

The miracle is this: that you will rise in the morning and be able to see again the startling beauty of the day. "Jesus

Believe me, Buck, if you have family, you can lose everything and still count yourself a rich man.

good things are made even better when you share the story of how they came to be.