Gratitude to God is a joyous recognition and acknowledgment of good, and of good received. It is a winsome and necessary Christian virtue that oils the wheels of daily living. The grateful person is a welcome guest, a delightful companion, an inspiring friend, an encouraging employer, a pleasant employee, a comfortable relative.
Gratitude is as a shining path that leads quickly and directly into the kingdom of heaven. The Psalmist says, "Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise." We come into a realization of our unity with our heavenly Father, God, through gratitude for good. Jesus proved the power of gratitude in his healing work, and it is the privilege of each one of us to prove it in our own lives.
An old hymn says:
