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Lighten Up: Gratitude
Category: General, Lighten Up
Tags: Coffee With Jesus, Gratitude, Loss
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Gratitude
“When we learn to read the story of Jesus and see it as the story of the love of God, doing for us what we could not do for ourselves–that insight produces, again and again, a sense of astonished gratitude which is very near the heart of authentic Christian experience.” N.T. Wright Image by Joshua Earle

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Lighten Up: Gratitude
Here’s a 6 minute meditation on gratitude by Louie Schwartzberg. Take our word for it. It’s worth the time.