Say Thanks

The WORD today (see http://usccb.org/bible/readings/122214.cfm) reminds me that we should never forget to thank God for all the blessings he has given us.

It is easy to promise and say things to God when we are in need. However, keeping these promises once our prayers are granted is a different story.  Not everyone holds up their end of the promise, especially when the need, desire, or prayer has been granted. Today, we are reminded and inspired not to forget God when things are doing well.

In the first reading, we see Hannah bringing her son and keeping true to her promise of consecrating her son to God, left him in the temple. In the gospel, we see Mama Mary saying praises to God, and stayed to serve her cousin Elizabeth despite being pregnant herself.

God will not benefit from our thank you to him. He does not need our thank you. His power will not be less if we do not thank him. However, he loves us so much, and he knows that a sincere thank you stems from a grateful and a heart in the right place, a heart that knows who He is and who we are. A heart that knows and loves Him. That’s what he wants from us.

May we never forget to thank him and serve him, especially when we already have what we want, and when things are doing well.

Father God,

Thank you for today. Thank you for another day to live. Thank you for another week. Lord, I ask that you help me become a grateful servant. May I do my best to be true to my word, no matter what the situation may be. As I start a new week, I thank you for all the blessings you have given me, and I thank you for all the blessings you will give me. Amen.

Blessed week!

In Christ,

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