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Gratitude is a habit of the heart. Saying “thank you” is a spiritual discipline. Like other disciplines, the practice has an indirect impact on our spirit. When we express our appreciation to another person, we acknowledge their kindness, their gifts, and our mutual interdependence. The act creates and strengthens the bonds of community. When we say “thank you” to God we acknowledge our dependence on him. We appreciate his grace. We focus our attention on his goodness and our creatureliness. We complain less frequently. Through these final weeks of the year, we will listen closely to the beat of the grateful heart of the Apostle Paul. Perhaps we, too, can become more expert in the practice of gratitude. The long-term effect of this practice is a humble, grateful, uncomplaining, joyful heart.

Paul expresses his gratitude for God’s work among his congregations in the opening verses of most of his letters. The series will focus on reasons to be grateful to God as his church.