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2. Thou Who hast given so much to me, Give one thing more...
--a grateful heart;
Not thankful when it pleaseth me,
As if Thy blessings had spare days,
But such a heart,
Whose pulse may be Thy praise!
--George Herbert

3. Happiness comes when we stop wailing
about the troubles we have, and offer
thanks for all the troubles we don't have.
He who forgets the language of gratitude
can never be on speaking terms with happiness.

4. Dr. Alexander Whyte of Edinburgh was famous for his pulpit prayers.
He always found something to thank God for,
even in bad times.
One stormy morning a member of his congregation
thought to himself, "The preacher will have nothing
to thank God on a wretched morning like this."
But Whyte began his prayer,
"We thank Thee, O God, that it is not always like this."

5. Matthew Henry, the famous scholar, was once
accosted by thieves and robbed of his purse.
He wrote these words in his diary:
“Let me be thankful first, because
I was never robbed before;
second, because, although they took
my purse, they did not take my life;
third, because, although they took my
all, it was not much; and fourth,
because it was I who was robbed,
not I who robbed”.

6. Praise is the best of all sacrifices
and the true evidence of godliness.
"I find in whatsoever state I am therewith to be content."
This would not mean so much were it not for the fact
that it was uttered by a man who was unfairly treated,
unjustly jailed, and finally was a victim to the executioner's axe.
--The Apostle Paul!

7. Our forefathers did without sugar until the 13th century;
without coal fires until the 14th century;
without buttered bread until the 15th century;
without potatoes until the 16th century;
without coffee, tea, & soup until the 17th century;
without pudding until the 18th century;
without eggs, matches, & electricity until the 19th century;
without canned goods until the 20th century.
Now, what was it we were
complaining about?

8. Sometimes when you are feeling jaded or blasé,
you can revive your sense of wonder by merely
saying to yourself:
Suppose this were the only time.
Suppose this sunset, this moonrise, this
symphony, this buttered toast, this
sleeping child, this flag against the sky,
suppose I would never experience
these things again!
Few things are commonplace in themselves.
It's our reaction to them that grows dull,
as we move forward through the years.

9. He who is thankful for little
ENJOYS MUCH!
"Although the fig tree shall not blossom,
neither shall fruit be in the vines;
the labor of the olive shall fail, and the
fields shall yield no meat;
the flock shall be cut off from the fold,
and there shall be no herd in the stalls;
yet I will rejoice in the Lord, I will joy
in the God of my Salvation."
--Habakkuk 3:17,18

10. The finest test of character is seen in the amount and
the power of gratitude we have.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!