"The more we know and are known by God, the more our thanksgiving comes spontaneously. But God is also patient with our lack of thanks. He knows we have many needs, and He loves to meet them. He keeps healing us, like the lepers, despite our ingratitude. Each moment He sustains us with new breath, so that we can grow in His love, learning despite our mistakes. Now that's something to be thankful for."

"Thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord." {I Corinthians 15:56}