This document contains several quotes and passages about gratitude. It discusses how taking vacations allows one to rest from daily stresses. Jesus offers rest to those who are weary. Several passages encourage expressing gratitude to God for blessings, strength in trouble, and eternal love. Gratitude is described as the parent of virtues. The document suggests starting with gratitude and being grateful for love, failure, and suffering, as they help one grow in wisdom and character.

4. “A Vacation is what you take,
when you can no longer take,
what you’ve been taking.”
Earl Wilson

5. Our Adversary majors in three things,
noise, hurry and crowds. If he can keep
us engaged in “muchness” and
“manyness,” he will rest satisfied.
-- Richard J. Foster

6. “Come to me all you who are weary and
heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Jesus of Nazareth

7. to determine, check, rectify

8. Self-worth
To determine, check, rectify
Security
Affirmation
Acceptance
Connection
Purpose

9. To determine, check, rectify
Gratitude

10. “The worst moment for an atheist is when he/she is
really thankful, but has nobody to thank.” Dante

11. The worst moment for a Christian is when he/she no
longer feels thankful.

12. Thank you! Everything in me says “Thank you!”
Angels listen as I sing my thanks.
I kneel in worship facing your holy temple
and say it again: “Thank you!”
Gratitude

13. Thank you for your love,
thank you for your faithfulness;
Most holy is your name, most holy is your Word.
The moment I called out, you stepped in;
you made my life large with strength.
Gratitude

14. When they hear what you have to say, GOD,
all earth’s kings will say “Thank you.”
They’ll sing of what you’ve done:
“How great the glory of GOD!”
Gratitude

15. And here’s why: GOD, high above, sees far below;
no matter the distance, he knows everything
about us.
When I walk into the thick of trouble,
keep me alive in the angry turmoil.
Gratitude

16. With one hand strike my foes,
With your other hand save me.
Finish what you started in me, GOD.
Your love is eternal—don’t give up on me now.
Psalm 138 (Message)
Gratitude

17. Recalibrate: Gratitude
For this I am Grateful
Gratitude

18. Start with Gratitude
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but
the parent of all the others.”
- Cicero
Gratitude

19. “Everything in me says ‘Thank You’”

20. I am Grateful for LOVE
It will make you courageous and kind.
It will make you generous and satisfied.

21. I am Grateful for LOVE
It is the ‘who’ in your life, not the ‘what’.

22. I am Grateful for FAILURE
It will make you wise and compassionate
It will make you Forgiving and Funny

23. I am Grateful for FAILURE
“If you do not forgive others their sins,
your Father will not forgive your sins.” Mt 6:15

24. “A thousand times I’ve failed,
Still your mercy remains.”

25. I am Grateful for SUFFERING
It will make you tender and beautiful
It will make you strong and confident.

26. I am Grateful for SUFFERING
Suffering occurs when your ideas about how
things ought to be don’t match how they
really are.