Gratitude grows out of the fear of God, for it enables us to glimpse the overwhelming love, faithfulness, righteousness, and justice of God, and it opens us up to be moved by his intimate touch.
Rehearsing God's work in the past enables us to live in gratitude in the present and with hope for the future.
Grateful people are those who realize how good the grace is that we have received from God.
Those who are at home in the kingdom of God live lives marked by gratitude and generosity.
As those who receive God's generosity, we are called to give generously of what we have received.
We are tempted to choose other gods when it is convenient, but there is only one choice to make: serve God!