ONE CLEAR CALL OF GRATITUDE
can wake us up and raise our consciousness
of the precious opportunities we have been given.
Enduring wisdom of the ages teaches us to practice Thanksgiving
to enjoy the ongoing gift of life.
We can either ignore our raised consciousness
or suddenly rejoice in it
DRINKING FROM THE SPARKLE OF THE GIVEN MOMENT
The illusion of entitlement denies
that we are given everything from birth to death.
Ego makes it the ego’s own invention.
But if we practice wonderment
at the priceless gift of each day – that changes life.
THANKFULNESS MYSTERIOUSLY GIVES HAPPINESS
Greed, apathy and fear deny life,
but thankfulness affirms joy and strength
and seizes the surprise of each moment.
(Grateful to the inspiration of Brother David Steindl-Rast)
Prof. Dr. Muhammad R. Abu Layla
Al Azhar University
Cairo, Egypt
His Serene Highness
Prince Nikolaus von Liechtenstein
Dr. Mandyam D. Srinath
Professor of Electrical Engineering
Southern Methodist University
Roshi Joan Halifax
Zen Center
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Kenneth J. Palmer
Lay Leader
St. Michaels and All Angels
Hon. Jeanne L. Phillips
U.S. Ambassador (ret.)
Father Seraphim Hipsh
St. Sava Orthodox Church
Plano, Texas
Cardinal Jean‐Louis Tauran
Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue
Vatican
Dr. Merve Kavakci
Member of Parliament – 1999
Ankara, Turkey
Mohammad Rasul
Honored Chapel Charge
Thanks‐Giving Square
Rev. Msgr. Donald F. Zimmerman
Pastor
Christ the King Catholic Church
Reform Congregation Keneseth Israel
