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

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