Msgr. Pope on Gratitude as a Gift from God We Should Pray For

"True gratitude is a grace, or gift, from God. It proceeds from a humble and transformed heart. We do not render thanks merely because it is polite or expected, or because God commands it but because it flows naturally from a profound experience of gratitude. The 'command' of Scripture to give thanks is not a moral cliché but a truth and a description of what flows from a transformed heart.

"We should seek from God the powerful transformation of our intellect and our heart so that we become deeply aware of the remarkable gift that is everything we have. As this awareness deepens so does our gratitude and joy at the 'magnificent munificence' of our God. Everything - literally everything - is a gift from Him. . . ."

In a recent commentary, Monsignor Charles Pope (pastor of Holy Comforter-Saint Cyprian Parish, Washington, DC) reflected on the importance of gratitude as a gift from God that we should humbly ask for.

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