“And one day, I realized that gratitude is not something we practice once in a while,……it’s a way of living.  It’s waking up and choosing to notice what’s right, not what’s missing.  It’s accepting that storms come to wash the air clean.  It’s believing that every pain hides a purpose and every ending carries a quiet beginning.  Gratitude is like sunlight in the soul.   It doesn’t always change your situation, but it changes the way you see it.  And when your vision changes, everything else begins to heal.”  (copied)

As we hurry through this life, we face problems that make us afraid and fearful.

Life isn’t a big box tied with a red bow that holds everything we have ever wanted. It can be a type of Pandora’s box……that when she opened it all the evils of the world flew out! 

You and I are not exempt. We live in a society where there are more problems than solutions.  We are not living in solitary confinement.  We are a part of what happens around us. 

But you and I are to make a difference.  You and I are called to be disciples and to be disciple makers. 

Those early disciples not only listened to their Master’s voice but were sent out to preach in a hostile Roman world. 

We face a hostile world today.  There is no attitude of gratitude for the many blessings each of us has been given.  It’s always wanting more and giving less.
                                                What’s in it for me? 

But you and I are givers.  You and I make a difference.  We have been blessed to know the One who will make all things right.  We know the storms of life that come will only give us stronger roots.

                                  We have an Attitude of Gratitude.