Prayers
Of
Thanks
When we thank someone, something happens. The receiver gets the gift of thanks, but the giver is also changed by the act of thanking. How many times have I heard a parent saying to a child “What do you say?” and the kid grumpily replies “thank you” with utter umbrage. If only they knew… something a bit magical happens when we speak words of gratitude… something lovely and inexplicable.
Thanks
Today I give thanks
Whether I feel like it
Or not
It’s in the giving of thanks
I feel better
It’s in the movement of a smile
I feel like smiling
It’s in the singing of a song
I cheer up
It’s in the laughing of a laugh
My troubles melt
Today I give thanks
And realise the world
Is miraculous… after all