“Lord, it is not always easy for us to give you thanks. Teach us, we pray. Teach us to thank you when we would rather grumble. Teach us to see all that we have as gifts from you. Forgive our ungratefulness. May our first and last thoughts be mixed with thanks.” G.K. Chesterton (1874-1936)
G.K. Chesterton in Advent and Christmas Wisdom from G.K. Chesterton, The Center for the Study of C.S. Lewis and Friends (Ligouri, MO: Ligouri, 2007) 47.