Ephesians 5:20 ...giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

St. Paul once said we are to give thanks in all circumstances. But does that mean giving thanks even in hard times? St. Paul would say out loud, "Yes...in Christ Jesus."

Someone once told me, "No matter what comes, we always have a reason to give thanks because Jesus is close at hand forever." That truth has done something to my everyday thinking about hope.

Now I find myself thanking God even in the unexpected: "Thank you, Lord, I made it on time... Thank you, God, that car just missed me... Dear God, thank you for great weather today, for not letting me fall down the stairs, for a good night's sleep.. And, most of all, thank you for Jesus."

No wonder the psalmist can say, "Oh, give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for his steadfast love endures forever!" (Psalm 107:1).
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