Thank you!

Friday, August 11, 2017

Scientists doing research on the brain have been trying to pinpoint what it is that causes feelings of happiness, self-fulfillment, sense of purpose, and confidence. So far, Abbot Matthew told us in a homily this morning, the one factor they have been able to identify is this:

GRADITUDE

Give thanks to the Lord always!

Remember what He has done for you.

Give thanks for everything he has created,

even the tiniest things:

the various varieties of the color of blue;

the sight of dust particles floating in the air in the sunlight;

the pebble alongside your walkway;

the clouds, the horizon, the breezes, the bees.

every person in your life, even those you have difficulty with,

the difficulties, because they give you an opportunity to grow.

Look at the world through new eyes.

Imagine that you have been blind until today,

and suddenly your sight has been rrestored,

what is the first thing you notice?

Give thanks for everything as if you are seeing it

for the first time.

Be like St. Francis:

praising brother sun and sister moon

and giving thanks for it all.

Every single situation in your life,

give thanks. God has allowed them for a reason.

Give thanks for yourself.

Give thanks for man-made things,

not for things themselves as for the skill and learning and wisdom

of those who have been able to create them.

Give thanks for creativity,

for learning and for knowledge,

for skills and for craftsmanship,

for technology and inventiveness,

for those who have made it possible for you to read these words,

for generosity and compassion you see in others.

For all things, give thanks to God,

and all will be well with you.

Thanks be to God!

Have a nice weekend. God bless you!