Thou shall rejoice in every good thing which the Lord the God      hath given unto thee. -    Deut. xxvi. II

Rejoice evermore.  In everything give thanks. 
                              - I Thess.v.16,18

  Grave on thy heart each past "red-letter day"!
  Forget not all the sunshine of the way
  By which the Lord hath led thee; answered prayers,
  And joys unasked, strange blessings, lifted cares,
  Grand promise-echoes!  Thus thy life shall be
  One record of His love and faithfulness to thee.
                                      F.R. Havergal

GRATITUDE consists in a watchful, munite attention to the particulars of our state, and to the multitude of God's gifts, taken one by one.  It fills us with a consciousness  that God loves and cares for us, even to the least event and the smallest need of life.  It is a blessed thought, that from our childhood God has been laying His fatherly hands upon us, and always in benediction; that even the strokes of His hands are blessings, and among the chiefest we have ever received.  When this feeling is awakened , the heart beats with a pulse of thankfulness.  Every gift has its return of praise.  It awakens an unceasing daily converse with our Father, - He speaking to us by the descent of blessings, we to Him by the ascent of thanksgiving.  And all our whole life is thereby drawn under the light of His countenance, and is filled with a gladness, serenity, and peace which only thankful hearts can know. 
                                          H.E. Manning