Gratitude is not something we give to God because he wants to make sure we Know how much trouble he went to over us. Gratitude is the gift God gives us that enables us to be blessed by all his other gifts, the way our taste buds enable us to enjoy the gift of food. Without gratitude, our lives degenerate into envy, dissatisfaction, and complaints, taking what we have for granted and always wanting more.
Gratitude is the ability to experience life as a gift. It liberates us from the prison of self-preoccupation.
from the Book 'When the game is over it all goes back in the box' by John Ortberg
Slumlord Rumblings where the flotsam and jetsam from the world of the philosopher Slumlord and his cohorts washes ashore to bemuse, amuse, and confuse those who stumble upon its shores.
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