Sometimes, it is necessary to sit back and to reflect on our life in the background of the pure graciouness of the Lord. Today is a day like this for me. God has given me a few days to sit back to reflect on my life , its direction, progress and what I propose to do, moment by moment, day by day. I don't have many years before me to put any proposals or ideas into practice on a long term basis. The years , months and days at my disposal are limited. Every day is a bonus from the Lord. I have to be thankful for the gifts I have received. What is required is to make myself more thankful and merciful.
Every day , I have to say say to some one "Thank You" just for the sake of making that person happy and peaceful.God has given me this gift of gratitude.Let me give it freely instead of holding it firmly. Let me release the power and energy of gratitude to those around me. The constant recharging of my heart with thanks is what is needed now.
Eucharist is the greatest act of thanksgiving that we can participate in this life. We join with Jesus in thanking the Lord for the great gift of the Son of the Lord. His sacrifice becomes our scrifice to the Lord.A priest becomes a more active partcipant in this great act of Thanksgiving.Our little acts of gratitude are small steps that lead us to the altar of that great Thanksgiving. Let the world of every day work become the great Cathedral for me to express my words of gratitude
Thank you Lord,for the gift of Life, for the gift of health and for all the blessings you have given me.For the friends, family and for all those who have shown me kindness in one way or another, I thank You. For all those who have created difficulties for me, for all those who have ill-treated me, I thank you, Lord. For, it is through their actions or negative repsonses that I did improve my life.
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