The Life of

Thankfulness
 • Thanksgiving for all things
• Levels of Thanksgiving

Discussion • Fields of Thanksgiving

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 What does it mean to live a life of
thanksgiving?

He who lives a life of thanksgiving is a noble

person, acknowledges and does not forget a
favor, never forgets any good offered to him,
and expresses his thanks.
Thanksgiving is in his heart and on the tip of
his tongue, for God and men.
-H.G. Pope Shenouda III

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 Always Thankful
At all times and for all things

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 “Rejoice always, pray without
ceasing, in everything give
thanks”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

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The Prayer of Thanksgiving

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 “And we know that all things
work together for good to those
who love God”
Romans 8:28

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 Miracles, gifts, pleasures,
good things

Tribulations that have

passed

Tribulations that have not

come to us (hidden grace)
Levels of
Thanksgiving Current Tribulations

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 “ I take pleasure in infirmities, in
reproaches, in needs, in persecutions, in
distresses, for Christ’s sake.
For when I am weak, then I am strong”
(2 Cor 12:9-10)
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 Fields of Thanksgiving
What can we be thankful for?

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Thank you
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 • Faith
• The faith in God as doer of good things, and lover of mankind for
all things.
• Faith that god loves you more than yourself
• Faith that every thing that happens is or your good
• Ex: Guess who?
What • Someone who had faith in god, was righteous. But had so many

do I bad things happened to him

benefit
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 • Patience
• When you have faith in God – will learn to have patience and
long suffering to see the work of god in all things.
• Example:
• Guess who
• Someone who was in prison and came out and became king
What
do I
benefit
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 • Humility
• Living life of thankfulness will teach you that we have lots of
things
• This will make us feel humble as we will feel we don’t deserve all
what we have.

What
do I
benefit
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 • Joy
• Life is full of good things and bad things.
• If you think about the blessings that god gave you, you will be
more joyful
• The reverse, if you think about bad things in your life, what will
happen?
What
do I
benefit
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