...a sacrifice of thanksgiving

                to the LORD...

           Leviticus 22. 29

(Am I thankful to God

even when I don't understand,

even when I can't perceive

  or see the outcome on my radar,

or even when

          I will never know?

Being grateful

      for what God is doing

             beyond our control

    and beyond our vision

is how we trust Him.

The sacrifice is not letting go

                  of anything,

but choosing to hold fast

   that God is good,

even in this,

no matter what.

God's work exceeds

      our comprehension.

God never works in

      singular outcomes.

And may I remember this situation

    is not about my glory,

but His.)

O LORD,

May it be foremost in our hearts

to be grateful to You,

acknowledge You,

and live in thankfulness to You

through all of life's blind curves

   and unexpected potholes.

Help us to know

what we need to sacrifice

to remove any impediment

to Your work in our lives

   and others.

Help us to approach this day

   with a new thankfulness

that bears witness to others

      of Your work in our hearts

and in the chronicle of

   Your great faithfulness.

Help us to see differently

  because we are thankful.

Help others not to

      see something different in us,

but to see You.