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A writer once said that the two most popular prayers on earth are “Help, help, help!” and “Thank you, thank you, thank you!”
I won’t disagree. A lot of us are very good at praying the first one. But how well, or how often, do we actually pray the second?
This Sunday’s Gospel is a helpful reminder of something we easily forget: the importance of living with an attitude of gratitude, especially gratitude to the Lord. We spend so much of our time on our knees pleading with God to bring us what we need — a cure, a job, a solution, an answer, a sign to help us take a certain path.
But what happens next?
How many of us grew up hearing our mothers nudge us on the day after Christmas: “Have you written your thank you notes yet?” (I heard that a lot!) Don’t we owe as much (or more!) to God? The Lord will not be outdone in generosity.
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I won’t disagree. A lot of us are very good at praying the first one. But how well, or how often, do we actually pray the second?
This Sunday’s Gospel is a helpful reminder of something we easily forget: the importance of living with an attitude of gratitude, especially gratitude to the Lord. We spend so much of our time on our knees pleading with God to bring us what we need — a cure, a job, a solution, an answer, a sign to help us take a certain path.
But what happens next?
How many of us grew up hearing our mothers nudge us on the day after Christmas: “Have you written your thank you notes yet?” (I heard that a lot!) Don’t we owe as much (or more!) to God? The Lord will not be outdone in generosity.
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Gratitude is the heart of faith
We are called to thank God not only in moments of blessing, but for his constant mercy, generosity and love.
