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For three things I thank God every
day of my life: thanks that he has vouchsafed me knowledge of his
works; deep thanks that he has set in my darkness the lamp of faith;
deep, deepest thanks that I have another life to look forward to-a
life joyous with light and flowers and heavenly song.
Helen Adams Keller (1880-1968)
He who receives a good turn should never forget it; he who does one
should never remember it.
The worst possible moment for an atheist is when he feels grateful
and has no one to thank.
Be grateful for the doors of opportunity--and for friends who oil
the hinges.
-- Vern McLellan, The Complete Book of Practical Proverbs and Wacky
Wit (Wheaton: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., 1996).
I offer thanks for just familiar things--
The ruddy glory of the sunset sky,
The shine of firelight as the dusk draws nigh,
The cheery song my little kettle sings,
The woodland music of my giant pine,
The last sweet tokens that my garden yields,
The mellow tints upon the autumn fields,
The far-off misty mountains' purple line,
The sense of rest that home so surely brings,
The books that wait my pleasure, true and fine,
Old friendships that I joy to feel are mine.
I offer thanks for just familiar things.
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