The Quiet Miracle of Gratitude It doesn’t always come easy. Gratitude, that is. Especially when answers are slow, prayers feel suspended in silence, and life keeps veering away from what you hoped. But sometimes, even in the waiting, a quiet miracle unfolds: you notice a reason to give thanks anyway. A small kindness. A moment […]
It doesn’t always come easy. Gratitude, that is. Especially when answers are slow, prayers feel suspended in silence, and life keeps veering away from what you hoped. But sometimes, even in the waiting, a quiet miracle unfolds: you notice a reason to give thanks anyway.
A small kindness. A moment of laughter. A warm light through the window that feels like a reminder—you are still being held.
Paul writes, “Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus” (1 Thessalonians 5:18, NLT). Not thankful for all things—but in them. That’s the difference. Gratitude in the mystery isn’t denial—it’s faith that beauty still exists, even here.
When we begin to name our thanks—even the smallest ones—we train our hearts to see beyond fear, beyond lack. Gratitude opens windows we didn’t know were shut. It fills the air with light where there once was a fog of complaint.
And joy? Joy follows gratitude like spring follows thaw. Slowly at first, then suddenly all around.
So if you’re in a place where you don’t know what’s next, where your heart aches or the future feels dim—pause. Breathe. Look around. Thank God for one thing. Then another. Let that list grow like sunlight spreading across the floor.
You’re not forgotten. You’re not lost. And even here—especially here—there are gifts waiting to be noticed.
Gratitude doesn’t erase the mystery. It just makes it glow.
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