Lent and Gratitude
I never feel like I do a good job at being grateful. I work with volunteers and I am always
wondering if I adequately express my deep gratitude for each of them. I have started a new practice this Lent. I want to stop and make sure my thanks is not
rushed or stuck in at the end of a task or an event. I want to look the person I am thanking in
the eye, sit with her or him, and take time to relate the importance of their
presence and actions.
And, most importantly, I want my gratitude to come
from a deep well within that knows God’s Providence. The Dominicans of Sinsinawa have a saying: “Providence
can provide, Providence did provide, and Providence will provide.” Gratefulness is expressed wholeheartedly when
one believes that God is the source of every need. Trust, openness, mercy, hope, joy – these are
the characteristics of a grateful heart.
So, this Lent I am cultivating the practice of gratitude as a way of
life.
And you, how do you say, “thank you?”
Peggy
Ryan, OP
Waukegan,
IL
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