A grateful
heart brings a full and rich life. If you’re unappreciative and ungrateful,
your life will soon be bankrupt.
June’s Awakening, Day 23
In ordinary life we hardly realize
that we receive a great deal more than we give, and that it is only with gratitude
that life becomes rich. It is very easy to overestimate the importance of our
own achievements in comparison with what we owe others.
—Dietrich Bonhoeffer
A hundred times every day I remind
myself that my inner and outer life depends on the labors of other men, living
and dead, and that I must exert myself in order to give in the same measure as
I have received and am still receiving.
—Albert Einstein
Let
the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one
another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit,
singing to God with gratitude in your hearts. Colossians
3:16 NIV
We
stand upon the shoulders and achievements of all those who have gone before us
who have often labored under great duress and personal sacrifice. Yet, how much
of all that we have, do we take for granted? There is probably not a moment
that goes by that we should be grateful for something and someone. Furthermore,
we should take a cold, hard look at our own lives and ascertain what we are
personally contributing to the next generation.
Living
a life with gratitude in our hearts is living a truly rich life. Living a life
ungratefully is living a life without love. Every breath we take is a gift from
God and we never know which breath will be our last. We enjoy the fruits of the
labor, toil, and sacrifice of our forefathers and every generation before us.
Be grateful for everything you have. Be grateful for everyone in your life. Be
grateful that you woke up this morning, for tomorrow, only God knows, and you
can’t say thank you to everyone down here from heaven.
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