#thank

If there is no element of asceticism in our lives, if we give free rein to the desires of the flesh (taking care of course to keep within the limits of what seems permissible to the world), we shall find it hard to train for the service of Christ. When the flesh is satisfied it is hard to pray with cheerfulness or to devote oneself to a life of service which calls for much self-renunciation. ↗

— Dietrich Bonhoeffer

#christ #christianity #discipleship #discipline #fasting

The question is, If I killed your husband, would you seek revenge, or would you send me a Thank You card? I think I know the answer, so here is my address: Jarod Kintz 12321 Karma Circle, Jax, Fl 32223.
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— Jarod Kintz

#answer #gratitude #husband #kill #mail

To fight discouragement, remind yourself of the basics: I can write. I have the opportunity to do so. I love what I write. Now smile and be thankful. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#discouragement #encouragement #gratitude #richelle #richelle-goodrich

Do you know, Mrs. Allan, I'm thankful for friendship. It beautifies life so much." "True friendship is a very helpful thing indeed," said Mrs. Allan, "and we should have a very high ideal of it , and never sully it by any failure in truth and sincerity. I fear the name of friendship is often degraded to a kind of intimacy that had nothing of real friendship in it. ↗

— L.M. Montgomery

#beauty #friends #friendship #l-m-montgomery #thankfulness

I thank you God for this most amazing day, for the leaping greenly spirits of trees, and for the blue dream of sky and for everything which is natural, which is infinite, which is yes. ↗

— e. e. cummings

#amazing #blue #day #dream #everything

Lord, behold our family here assembled. We thank You for this place in which we dwell, for the love accorded us this day, for the hope with which we expect the morrow; for the health, the work, the food and the bright skies that make our lives delightful; for our friends in all parts of the earth. Give us courage and gaiety and the quiet mind. Spare us to our friends, soften us to our enemies. Bless us, if it may be, in all our innocent endeavors; if it may not, give us strength to endure that which is to come that we may be brave in peril, constant in tribulation, temperate in wrath and in all changes of fortune and down to the gates of death, loyal and loving to one another. We beseech of you this help and mercy for Christ's sake. ↗

— Robert Louis Stevenson

#friendship #inspirational #prayer #thankfulness #change

Gratitude doesn't change the scenery.  It merely washes clean the glass you look through so you can clearly see the colors. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#colors #gratefulness #gratitude #richelle #richelle-goodrich

Even the smallest tender mercy can bring peace when recognized and appreciated. ↗

— Richelle E. Goodrich

#comfort #gratitude #inspirational #mercy #peace

Lord, thank you for the people who care more about me than about their schedules. ↗

— Shirley Corder

#inspirational #thanks #inspirational

I thank all of those who weren't born in this country for coming here and making a contribution to Australia. We are the least discriminatory country in the world, in my view. ↗

— John Howard

#born #coming #contribution #country #discriminatory