Give thanks with a grateful Heart.

 Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart

A Reflection on Colossians 3:15-17

Give thanks with a grateful heart—not just when blessings flow,

But in the quiet, in the waiting, when I do not know

What tomorrow holds, when the path is steep and dim—

I will give thanks, for You are good, and I belong to Him.

Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts... and be thankful. (Colossians 3:15)

Give thanks—not for circumstances, but for the One who holds them all.

For the Shepherd who will never let His little lamb fall.

For the Father who runs to meet me when I wander far from home.

For the Spirit who intercedes when I can barely groan.

A grateful heart—not manufactured, not a mask,

But a deep, abiding fountain that rises from the task

Of remembering His faithfulness, His mercy, and His grace,

The countless times He met me and looked upon my face.

In everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. (1 Thessalonians 5:18)

So I will give thanks in the morning, when the sun begins to rise.

I will give thanks in the evening, when the moon adorns the skies.

I will give thanks in the storm, when the rain is pouring down.

I will give thanks at the altar, where my heart lays down its crown.

For thanks is not a feeling; it is a choice, a willful act.

It is the key that opens heaven, the channel for the fact

That God is good, and God is love, and God will never fail.

Give thanks with a grateful heart—let this be my holy grail.

And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through Him. (Colossians 3:17)

Amen.