2ND PRAYER 2011 - GRATITUDE

“ offer to GOD gratitude and pay your vows to the most high for the abundance” ps 50:14

Recently I watched Oprah interview Michael J Fox, who suffers from Parkinsons Disease. The interview was overwhelming. The audience was awestruck by Michael J Fox who inspite of his obstacles was grateful for the many other blessings in his life. The attitude of Michael J Fox got me thinking about being GRATEFUL .

Are we grateful for the multitudes of blessings that come our way?

How many times do we stop to say thank you and really appreciate the good  things in life ?

GRATITUDE is the base ingredient of life. A life lived with gratitude is a happy and fulfilling life.

Some things we can be grateful for.

1. Our country Australia - it is a land of freedom, it is multiracial, multicultural and a land of opportunity and equality.
 
2. The material comfort in this country, eg transport, roads, electricity , clean  water, abundance of food, free health services and social services.
 
3. Our jobs, our boss and our colleuges.
 
4. Our unique creation,-“ GOD created man in HIS own image, and in HIS own likeness”  be grateful for the uniqueness of our human mind that even the computer  technology can not duplicate.
 
5. Our human body,- be grateful for the human body . It is the greatest  invention on the planet earth. There is nothing that can come even close to  replicating the body’s magnificience!
 
6. Our family, - they are a link to our past , they give us identity and a sense  of belonging and purpose.
 
7. Our friends - they are our support and our link to our community.
 

I could go on and write a book on being grateful, but at this point in time let us  focus on the few points mentioned above and be grateful to our almighty GOD  for HIS wonderful providence.

PRAYER

Dear GOD I thank you for my life and all that I am. Thank you for the sun and  its warmth. Give me strength to be grateful for all that I have and to share  it with others. Thank you for the courage you give me to live my life with  intergrity and dignity.

Thought;

Gratitude is the bridge to love.