“Heavenly Father: Teach us that love and forgiveness are essential bridges that span the chasms of resentment and bitterness. Also, teach us that feeling gratitude without expressing it is like wrapping a gift and not giving it.” — Anonymous

“God answers knee-mail.” — Anon.

“To speak gratitude is courteous and pleasant, to enact gratitude is generous and noble, but to live gratitude is to touch Heaven.” — Johannes A. Gaetner

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend. Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” — Melody Beattie (Author of “Codependent No More”)

“Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them, is the true measure of our thanksgiving.” — W.T. Purkiser, Christian Author

“Looking backward may I feel gratitude. Looking forward may I find hope. Looking upward may I find strength. Looking inward may I find peace.” — Submitted by Melinda Stone