Acquiring Joy
Giving thanks
to God for everything
Whatever the
circumstances in which we find ourselves, God is giving us an opportunity to
gain the freedom that comes from acquiring humility. Whatever our job,
whichever task we are asked to perform, whatever life places before us, all is
an opportunity to give thanks to God. Whatever difficulty or struggle we face,
embracing it with a trusting heart and a willingness to please God with our
response, brings on a humble heart, and a humble heart opens the doors to a
peace that passes all understanding, and the Gates of Paradise are opened wide.
Gratitude,
gratefulness, and thanksgiving, are different terms that address our experience
with our life in Christ. When we receive everything with gratitude, our heart
responds with gratefulness. And as the heart warms, we find ourselves filled
with thanksgiving. This thanksgiving leads to an increase in gratitude, and
this gratitude leads to an overflowing of pure joy.
Love in Christ,
Abbot Tryphon
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