Resources and Ideas

Someone who has attended a family function of yours.

Oh give thanks to the Lord; call upon his name; make known his deeds among the peoples!

Psalm 105:1

Saying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality

Alfred Painter

A mother figure.

For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Matthew 6:21

Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.

Marcel Proust

A Teacher

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

Colossians 2:6-7

One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child.

Carl Jung

Let's see how far we can spread the Year of Gratitude. Thank someone who doesn't live in Oklahoma.

I do everything to spread the Good News and share in its blessings.

1 Corinthians 9:23

Gratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of all those around you.

Eileen Caddy

Someone who made you smile this week.

The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. 6 He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay."

Matthew 28: 5-6

We can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures.

Thornton Wilder

Someone who helped you grieve the loss of a loved one.

And he took bread, and when he had given thanks he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me." And likewise the cup after supper, saying, "This cup which is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood.

Luke 22: 19-20

As each day comes to us refreshed and anew, so does my gratitude renew itself daily. The breaking of the sun over the horizon is my grateful heart dawning upon a blessed world.

Adabella Radici

A Faith Mentor.

I do not cease to give thanks for you, remembering you in my prayers, that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you the Spirit of wisdom and of revelation in the knowledge of him.

Ephesians 1:16-17

Gratitude spurs us on to prove ourselves worthy of what others have done for us. The spirit of gratitude is a powerful energizer.

Wilferd A. Peterson

Someone who helped you deal with change.

And we know that for those who love God all things work together for good, for those who are called according to his purpose.

Romans 8:28

Gratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy, and change ordinary opportunities into blessings.

William Arthur Ward

Someone who helped you dream big.

Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

Philippians 4:6

Whenever we are appreciative, we are filled with a sense of well-being and swept up by the feeling of joy.

M.J. Ryan

Someone who helped you when you were sick.

You are my God, and I will give thanks to you; you are my God; I will extol you. Oh give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever!

Psalm 118:28-29

Real life isn’t always going to be perfect or go our way, but the recurring acknowledgement of what is working in our lives can help us not only to survive but surmount our difficulties.

Sarah Ban Breathnach

A close family member or friend who helped you with an accomplishment

First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is being reported all over the world.

Romans 1: 8

“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”

Marcel Proust

Carry a note with you and thank someone on the spot.

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful.

Colossians 3:15

No duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks

Unknown

A mentor.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving, and his courts with praise! Give thanks to him, bless his name!

Psalm 100:4

Feeling grateful or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life.

Christiane Northrup

Someone who responded to one of your notes in a way that brought joy to your day.

Therefore, as you received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him, rooted and built up in him and established in the faith, just as you were taught, abounding in thanksgiving.

Colossians 2:6-7

There is a calmness to a life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy.

Ralph H. Blum

Thank someone who has passed on and bring the note to worship on February 12.

Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Whenever we are appreciative, we are filled with a sense of well-being and swept up by the feeling of joy.

M.J. Ryan

A family member.

We are bound to give thanks to God always for you, brethren, as is fitting, because your faith is growing abundantly, and the love of every one of you for one another is increasing.

2 Thessalonians 1:3

At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.

Albert Schweitzer

Someone who is doing something small to make a difference in your life.

And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Colossians 3:17

Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude.

Denis Waitley

Someone you are long overdue in thanking.

Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.

Psalm 136:1

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.

Cynthia Ozick