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  • Gratitude. Prayer of Thanks

    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

  • Grace and Gratitude

    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.

    An elderly man with a white beard and short hair, seated at a table with his hands clasped in prayer. In front of him are a bowl of soup, a loaf of bread, and a closed book with glasses on top.