May you find thankfulness in all the areas of your life that you don’t understand because in them you will have the joy of new discovery.
May you find thankfulness in all the areas of your life that hurt because in the pain you will have the joy of new dependency upon Christ.
May you find thankfulness in all of the currently unanswered prayers because in the waiting period you will have the joy of new degrees of trust.
May you find thankfulness in times of separation because you will discover the always present friendship of God.
May you find thankfulness in your inabilities and inadequacies because in them you will discover God’s abilities and His “More than enough” adequacy.
May you find thankfulness in everything you fear because fear is the setting in which you discover that God’s perfect love is with you.
May your thankfulness be a gift from God and not simply a response to your life situation.