“Giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!” Ephesians 5:20
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One day, Johann Tauler of Strosbourg met a peasant and greeted him, “God give you a good day, my friend!”
The peasant answered briskly, “I thank God that I never have a bad day!”
Tauler, astonished, kept silent for a moment. Tauler then added, “God give you a happy life, my friend.”
The peasant replied composedly, “I thank God that I am never unhappy!”
“Never unhappy!” cried Tauler bewildered, “What do you mean?”
“Well,” came the reply, “When it is sunshine–I thank God; and when it rains–I thank God. When I have plenty–I thank God; and when I am hungry–I thank God. Since God’s will is my will, and whatever pleases God pleases me–I am never unhappy.”
Tauler looked upon him with awe. “Who are you?” he asked.
“I am a king!” said the peasant.
“A king?” Tauler asked, “Where is your kingdom?”
The peasant smiled and whispered softly, “In my heart!”
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“Thank you consists of just eight letters that form two of the most meaningful words in the English vocabulary.”
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“Counting up our mercies and our every-day reasons for gratitude, looking at the hundred little things and large things–we do not know where to end the list. The only thing to do, is to live always in an atmosphere sweet and vital with thanksgiving!”
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“Be thankful for the small things–the trivial things and the mundane things!”
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“If anyone would tell you the shortest, surest way to happiness–he must tell you to make it a rule to yourself to thank and praise God for everything that happens to you.”
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“Have an attitude of gratitude. Don’t wait till Thanksgiving.”
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“Everything short of Hell is mercy!”
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“God is glorified, not by our complainings, but by our thanksgivings.”
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“We can always find something to be thankful for. There are reasons why we ought to be thankful for even those dispensations which appear dark and frowning.”
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“A cheerful heart has a continual feast!” Proverbs 15:15
“Be thankful to Him, and bless His name!” Psalm 100:4
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