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On the occasion of Passover, may we be grateful for the depth of our own particular faith traditions
If you cannot be grateful for what you have received, then be thankful for what you have been spared.
– Yiddish Proverb from Rabbi Joseph Telushkin’s
A Code of Jewish Ethics
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Let us continue to pray, together
We take the occasion of Thanksgiving in America to express how blessed we have been through the company we keep. As we sit down with our families and other friends this holiday, please know that you will continue to be in our humble prayers of thanks.
Lord, may I remember your presence, regardless of the mood I am in
A low mood is not the time to analyze your life. To do so is emotional suicide. If you have a legitimate problem, it will still be there when your state of mind improves. The trick is to be grateful for our good moods and graceful in our low moods. The next time you feel low remind yourself, ‘This too shall pass.’ It will.
– Richard Carlson, Ph.D.
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff and it’s all small stuff
As those among us participate in Passover, may we be grateful for the depth of our own particular faith traditions
If you cannot be grateful for what you have received, then be thankful for what you have been spared.
– Yiddish Proverb from Rabbi Joseph Telushkin’s
A Code of Jewish Ethics
Let us not be afraid to look at everything that has brought us to where we are now and trust that we will soon see in it the guiding hand of a loving God
To be grateful for the good things that happen in our lives–the good as well as the bad, the moments of joy as well as the moments of sorrow, the successes as well as the failures, the rewards as well as the rejections–that requires hard spiritual work.
– Henri J.M. Nouwen
Bread for the Journey
You have stood with us through good times and bad, Lord, for which we give thanks
World stock markets tumble on Lehman bankruptcy filing, Merrill Lynch takeover: The 158-year-old Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. filed Monday for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company was crippled by $60 billion in soured real-estate holdings and unable to find an investment partner to throw it a lifeline…when Bank of America balked at buying Lehman, the government urged it to buy investment bank Merrill Lynch instead.
– AP, September 15, 2008
Let us give thanks for the one constant in life: a God who knows us
There’s global competition, technology changes, more regulations than ever before. It’s just complicated. Things are harder today.
– Patrick Lencioni
The Five Temptations of a CEO
Thank you, Lord, for the challenges and opportunities that continue to come my way
Gratitude is the key to a virtuous life. Conversely, all sin boils down to ingratitude–to an abuse or neglect of God’s gifts.
– Mark E. Thibodeaux
God, I Have Issues
I acknowledge the privilege I have received from a generous Lord
What may I give to the Lord for all the good things he has done for me? I will take the cup of salvation, and give praise to the name of the Lord. I will make the offering of my oath to the Lord, even before all his people.
– Psalm 116: 12-14
Let us not be afraid to look at everything that has brought us to where we are now and trust that we will soon see in it the guiding hand of a loving God
To be grateful for the good things that happen in our lives–the good as well as the bad, the moments of joy as well as the moments of sorrow, the successes as well as the failures, the rewards as well as the rejections–that requires hard spiritual work.
– Henri J.M. Nouwen
Bread for the Journey
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