Basil of Caesarea Quotes

In everything give thanks

On Thanksgiving Day we acknowledge our dependence.

Thanksgiving-giving thanks in everything-prepares the way that God might show us His fullest salvation in Christ.

Gratitude is a humble emotion. It expresses itself in a thousand ways, from a sincere thank you to friend or stranger, to the mute, up-reaching acknowledgment to God--not for the gifts of this day only, but for the day itself; not for what we believe will be ours in the future, but for the bounty of the past.

We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.

If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues.

My brothers and sisters, do we remember to give thanks for the blessings we receive? Sincerely giving thanks not only helps us recognize our blessings, but it also unlocks the doors of heaven and helps us feel God's love.

Gratitude is the joy that arises in response to God’s good will toward us in all his gifts.

He who acknowledges a kindness has it still, and he who has a grateful sense of it has requited it.

A word of appreciation often can accomplish what nothing else could accomplish.

Give thanks to the most high.

I thank the earth and the sky everyday for the opportunities I’ve had.

Only he who gives thanks for the little things receives the big things.

Gratitude is of the very essence of worship. ... When you walk with gratitude, you do not walk with arrogance and conceit and egotism, you walk with a spirit of thanksgiving that is becoming to you and will bless your lives. Sincerely giving thanks not only helps us recognize our blessings, it also unlocks the doors of heaven and helps us feel God's love.

Prayer is simply saying "thank you, bless you, praise you."

Gratitude takes three forms: a feeling in the heart, an expression in words, and a giving in return.

Most importantly, it´s in giving thanks.

Just a thank you is a mighty powerful prayer. Says it all.

Remember God's bounty in the year. String the pearls of His favor. Hide the dark parts, except so far as they are breaking out in light! Give this one day to thanks, to joy, to gratitude!

I truly thank whoever's up there for giving me the opportunity to be loved.

We are grateful to God.

If you can't reward, then you should thank.

Do not exclusively say your prayers in the form of asking God for something. The prayer of thanksgiving is much more powerful.

I pretty much always feel gratitude. I thank God throughout the day.

We are surrounded by God’s benefits. The best use of these benefits is an unceasing expression of gratitude.