I will give thanks to the LORD

       with my whole heart;

I will recount all

       of Your wonderful deeds.

                   Psalm 9. 1

(On what do I dwell?

What I have

           or what I do not?

The hard stuff

  or the chronicle of

               His faithfulness?

Have I neglected

         to thank God?

Thanking the LORD

     is not basic manners,

but a heartfelt reminder to us

         of what He has done,

         in what He is doing.

Thanking Him

         brings Him glory

and points us--and others--

                    to Him.

Start counting.)

O LORD,

As we rise this morning,

   let it be to meet You

           and live in thankfulness

  for Your Presence in our lives.

We are thankful

            not just for stuff,

            or happy endings our way,

   or what appears successful

               or good or incredible,

but we are thankful for You

         --Who You are--

and that You are God

                and we are not.

Grant to us a grateful heart today

      for Your glory.