For Gratitude
“Give thanks in all circumstances and situations. This is God’s will for you.”
PERSPECTIVE
Do not indulge in dreams of having what you have not, but reckon up the chief of the blessings you do possess, and then thankfully remember how you would crave for them if they were not yours.
—Marcus Aurelius
Prayer
God, I get frustrated by my problems and circumstances. It’s easy to be negative and forget how much you are at work in my life. I want to be a person who remembers to be thankful, even though life is hard.
I pause right now to thank you for (name anyone or anything that you are thankful for).
Cause me to encounter experiences in my life, that shape me into a more optimistic person— one who finds the good in all.
Amen.