Thankful for Others
Are you thankful for the people around you? What about the people closest to you, are you thankful for them? How do people know you are thankful for them?
We should be thankful for others and express our gratitude for them often. Being thankful and expressing it brings great joy and encouragement to others and to ourselves.
The Apostle Paul wrote of his gratitude for the church in Philippi and encouraged them, saying, “I thank my God in all my remembrance of you, always in every prayer of mine for you all making my prayer with joy, because of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now. And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.” (Philippians 1:3-6, ESV).
Like Paul, we should express our thankfulness to others and encourage them often as we live out the good news of Jesus in our lives.
May we be thankful for others and express our gratitude and encouragement as often as we can.
The General Thanksgiving: “Almighty God, Father of all mercies, we your unworthy servants give you humble thanks for all your goodness and loving-kindness to us and to all whom you have made. We bless you for our creation, preservation, and all the blessings of this life; but above all for your immeasurable love in the redemption of the world by our Lord Jesus Christ; for the means of grace, and for the hope of glory. And, we pray, give us such an awareness of your mercies, that with truly thankful hearts we may show forth your praise, not only with our lips, but in our lives, by giving up our selves to your service, and by walking before you
in holiness and righteousness all our days; Through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with you and the Holy Spirit, be honor and glory throughout all ages. Amen.” (Book of Common Prayer, 2019).
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