Reflect
Author Robert Emmons defines gratitude as “a feeling of reverence for what is given.” That attitude accepts good and bad as potential gift. Emmons characterizes this attitude as not a “superficial happiology,” but a perspective with transformative power.
Pray
Thank you, God,
for failure.
Our mistakes
bring us closer
to Christ
who suffered
and died
a brutal death.
They transform us
and deflate our egos.
Help us
to not fear
our flaws,
but to welcome them,
the hallmark
of being human.
Amen.
Act
Do a web search for the term gratefulness and read what you find there.
