Who to ThankSomeone who attended or hosted a family event |
ScriptureO give thanks to the Lord, call on his name, make known his deeds among the peoples. Psalm 105:1 |
QuoteSaying thank you is more than good manners. It is good spirituality. - Alfred Painter |
Who to ThankTake notes with you and thank those who make a trip or vacation special |
ScriptureYes, everything is for your sake, so that grace, as it extends to more and more people, may increase thanksgiving, to the glory of God. 2 Corinthians 4: 15 |
QuoteWhenever you go on a trip to visit foreign lands or distant places, remember that they are all someone's home and backyard. - Vera Nazarian |
Who to ThankSomeone who has made your neighborhood or community a better place |
ScriptureBut thanks be to God, who in Christ always leads us in triumphal procession, and through us spreads in every place the fragrance that comes from knowing him. 2 Corinthians 2:14 |
QuoteWhen it comes to life, the critical thing is whether you take things for granted or take them with gratitude. - G.K. Chesterton |
Who to ThankSomeone who has made the church a better place |
ScriptureWe welcome this in every way and everywhere with utmost gratitude. Acts 24:3 |
QuoteWhen we give cheerfully and accept gratefully, everyone is blessed. - Maya Angelou |
Who to ThankA father figure |
ScriptureHonor your father and your mother, so that your days may be long in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. Exodus 20:12 |
QuoteHe didn't tell me how to live; he lived, and let me watch him do it. - Clarence Budington "Bud" Kelland |
Who to ThankSpread the Year of Gratitude. Thank someone who doesn't live in Texas. |
ScriptureI do it all for the sake of the gospel, so that I may share in its blessings. 1 Corinthians 9:23 |
QuoteGratitude helps you to grow and expand; gratitude brings joy and laughter into your life and into the lives of those around you. - Eileen Caddy |
Who to ThankSomeone who has served or is currently serving in the armed forces |
ScriptureThose who bring thanksgiving as their sacrifice honor me; to those who go the right way I will show the salvation of God. Psalm 50:23 |
QuoteThe value we place on what we've been given correlates to our depth of gratitude for it. - Todd Stocker |
Who to ThankSomeone who helped you deal with change |
ScriptureWe know that all things work together for good for those who love God, who are called according to his purpose. Romans 8:28 |
QuoteGratitude is the real treasure God wants us to find, because it isn't the pot of gold but the rainbow that colors our world. - Richelle E. Goodrich |
Who to ThankSomeone who you've taken for granted |
ScriptureEvery generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. James 1:17 |
QuoteGratitude can transform common days into thanksgivings, turn routine jobs into joy and change ordinary opportunities into blessings. - William Arthur Ward |
Who to ThankA mother figure |
ScriptureFor where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. Matthew 6.21 |
QuoteIn the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our lives. In the end, maybe it's wiser to surrender before the miraculous scope of human generosity and to just keep saying thank you, forever and sincerely, for as long as we have voices. - Elizabeth Gilbert |
Who to ThankA teacher |
ScriptureWe have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: . . . the teacher, in teaching . . . Romans 12: 6-7 |
QuoteA teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops. - Henry Adams |
Who to ThankSomeone who made you smile this week |
ScriptureSo they left the tomb quickly with fear and great joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them and said, “Greetings!” And they came to him, took hold of his feet, and worshiped him. Matthew 28: 8-9 |
QuoteWe can only be said to be alive in those moments when our hearts are conscious of our treasures. - Thornton Wilder |
Who to ThankSomeone who helped you grieve the loss of a loved one |
ScriptureThen he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, “This is my body, which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.” And he did the same with the cup after supper, saying, “This cup that is poured out for you is the new covenant in my blood. Luke 22:19-20 |
QuoteAs each day comes to us refreshed and anew, so does my gratitude renew itself daily. The breaking of the sun over the horizon is my grateful heart dawning upon a blessed world. - Adabella Radici |
Who to ThankA friend |
ScriptureNo one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. John 15:13 |
QuoteThink to Thank. In these three words are the finest capsule course for a happy marriage, formula for enduring friendship, and a pattern for personal happiness. - Thomas S. Monson |
Who to ThankA co-worker |
ScriptureWhen I remember you in my prayers, I always thank my God Philemon 1:4 |
QuoteThankfulness creates gratitude, which generates contentment that causes peace. - Todd Stocker |
Who to ThankSomeone who gave you good advice |
ScriptureEveryone then who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. Matthew 7:24 |
QuoteWe should count our blessings, but we should also make our blessings count. - Neal A. Maxwell |
Who to ThankDoctor, nurse or someone who helped in time of illness |
ScriptureAre any among you suffering? They should pray. Are any cheerful? They should sing songs of praise. James 5:13 |
QuoteGratitude is a many-colored quality, reaching in all directions. It goes out for small things and for large; it is a God-ward going. - Faith Baldwin |
Who to ThankA civil servant |
ScriptureFor everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected, provided it is received with thanksgiving 1 Timothy 4:4 |
QuoteHappiness cannot be traveled to, owned, worn or consumed. Happiness is the spiritual experience of living every minute with love, grace and gratitude. - Denis Waitley |
Who to ThankSomeone whose performance you appreciated |
ScriptureLet us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! Psalm 95:2 |
QuoteI wake up curious every day and every day I'm surprised by something. And if I can just recognize that surprise every day and say, "Oh, that's a new thing, that's a new gift that I got today that I didn't even know about yesterday," . . . it keeps me enthusiastic and grateful. - Michael J. Fox |
Who to ThankA coach (athletic, academic, life, career, etc.) |
ScriptureFirst, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith is proclaimed throughout the world. Romans 1:8 |
QuoteA thankful heart is not only the greatest virtue, but the parent of all the other virtues. - Cicero |
Who to ThankAn elected official |
ScriptureAnd let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful. Colossians 3:15 |
QuoteCourtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart. - Henry Clay |
Who to ThankSomeone who loves you |
ScriptureHow can we thank God enough for you in return for all the joy that we feel before our God because of you? 1 Thessalonians 3:9 |
QuoteLet us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. - Marcel Proust |
Who to ThankCarry a note with you and thank someone on the spot. |
ScriptureFirst of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions and thanksgivings be made for everyone. 1 Timothy 2:1 |
QuoteNo duty is more urgent than that of returning thanks. - Unknown |
Who to ThankSomeone who is doing something small to make a difference in your life |
ScriptureAnd whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. Colossians 3: 17 |
QuoteWe pray for the big things and forget to give thanks for the ordinary, small (and yet really not small) gifts. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer |
Who to ThankSomeone who has supported or encouraged you |
Scripture. . . give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5: 18 |
QuoteThe only people you should try to get even with are those who have helped you. - John E. Southard |