“Thanking is a true understanding of who we really are.”  ~ Julian of Norwich

“It seems to me in the light of the Divine Goodness . . . that ingratitude is the most abominable of sins . . . . For it is a forgetting of the graces, benefits, and blessings received. As such it is the cause, beginning, and origin of all sins and misfortunes. On the contrary, the grateful acknowledgement of blessings and gifts received is loved and esteemed not only on earth but in heaven.” ~ St. Ignatius of Loyola

“All sin is a punishment for the primal sin of not knowing God. That is to say all sin is punishment for ingratitude.” ~ Thomas Merton

“If the only prayer you say in your whole life is “Thank you,” that would be enough.” ~ Meister Eckhart

Thanksgiving Prayer

“O God, when I have food, help me to remember the hungry;
When I have work, help me to remember the jobless;
When I have a home, help me to remember those who have no home at all;
When I am without pain, help me to remember those who suffer,
And in remembering,
help me to destroy my complacency;
bestir my compassion,
and be concerned enough to help by word and deed,

those who cry out for what we take for granted.
Amen.”

Samuel Pugh♦

Gratefully,
Dan