“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.“
– Isaiah 41:10

“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.“
– Isaiah 41:10

I love this song by Brandon Lake called Gratitude! Here are the lyrics:
All my words fall short
I got nothing new
How could I express
All my gratitude?
I could sing these songs
As I often do
But every song must end
And You never do
So I throw up my hands
And praise You again and again
‘Cause all that I have is a hallelujah
Hallelujah
And I know it’s not much
But I’ve nothing else fit for a King
Except for a heart singing hallelujah
Hallelujah
I’ve got one response
I’ve got just one move
With my arm stretched wide
I will worship You
So I throw up my hands
And praise You again and again
‘Cause all that I have is a hallelujah
Hallelujah
And I know it’s not much
But I’ve nothing else fit for a King
Except for a heart singing hallelujah
Hallelujah
So come on, my soul
Oh, don’t you get shy on me
Lift up your song
‘Cause you’ve got a lion inside of those lungs
Get up and praise the Lord
Oh, come on, my soul
Oh, don’t you get shy on me
Lift up your song
‘Cause you’ve got a lion inside of those lungs
Get up and praise the Lord
Come on, my soul
Oh, don’t you get shy on me
Lift up your song
‘Cause you’ve got a lion inside of those lungs
Get up and praise the Lord, hey
Praise the Lord
Praise the Lord
Praise the Lord
So I throw up my hands
Praise You again and again
‘Cause all that I have is a hallelujah
Hallelujah
And I know it’s not much
But I’ve nothing else fit for a King
Except for a heart singing hallelujah
Hallelujah
Source: Musixmatch
Songwriters: Benjamin William Hastings / Michael Brandon Lake / Dante Bowe
Gratitude lyrics © Bethel Music Publishing, Shout Mp Brio, Shout! Music Publishing Australia, Bethel Worship Publishing, Maverick City Publishing, Maverick City Publishing Worldwide, Brandon Lake Music
“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.”
– 1 Thessalonians 5:18

Gratitude is an essential principle of prayer, as German theologian Master Eckhart reminds us:
“If the only prayer you ever say in your whole life is ‘thank you’ that would suffice.”
— Meister Eckhart

God has been with my wife this past week making major legal decisions about past trauma. Someone hurt her for many years as a minor and she’s been so courageous holding him accountable. Every step of the way this past year she and I have prayed about every single detail. We’ve trusted God to guide us and give us wisdom. My wife has prayed for courage and strength and I’ve prayed the same for her.
God has given her a tremendous amount of support and a wonderful team of prosecutors and investigators to have her back and show her she’s not alone.
I truly believe she could not have made it this far without God. Prayer works.
Praying has reinforced every decision and provided strength to each word and action she’s had to make.
God is good.

This painting was in my Grandparents house as a kid and I loved it. It means so much to me.
I wanted to understand the background of it and I found out it’s called “Grace”. It was originally a photo taken by Swedish-American photographer Eric Enstrom then became an oil painting then color added by his Daughter later. All of this began around 1918 during WW1 and was meant to show gratitude.
This piece of artwork was and is meant to say we still have so much to be thankful for.
We need to Thank God today and give thanks for all He has done so far in our lives.
