Narrative Lectionary Key Verse for Today
“What shall I return to the Lord for all his bounty to me?”
NL Daily Devotion for Thursday, March 14, 2024
by R. M. Fergus, Clergy Stuff
The practice of gratitude is healing. When I’m having a lousy day, nothing works better to shake me out of it than to sit down and write out a list of things I’m grateful for. It’s not enough to just think about them (although that’s helpful.) Something about the act of committing to paper the truth about just how much God has given me shakes loose the need to cling to grumpiness. What shall we return to God for all that God gives us? Probably the best thing would be to pay it forward—to give other people reasons to be grateful. Smile at someone. Hold a door. Pay for a stranger’s coffee. Clean up after yourself. Or do something bigger, if you can. And above all, love your neighbors as yourself. What better gift can we give the one who commanded us to do just that?
What ten things am I most grateful for right this minute?