Platitudes of Gratitude

For the last 100 daze (no that's not a typo) I have been feeling a bit negative. And now I realize that it is up to me to appreciate all of the good things in my life and stop focusing on the bad. It brings to mind the movie Pollyanna where the young heroine of the movie changes a whole community with her "Glad Game." In one scene in the movie she comes upon the Reverend Ford practicing for his hell and damnation sermon for the upcoming Sunday service. Pollyanna's deceased father was also a minister, but his take on life dealt with all of the glad verses of the Bible. John Ford uses the old compare and contrast brilliantly in that scene. If there are over 800 glad verses in the Bible, I hope to find them and along with other platitudes of gratitude, make my way back to the light.

A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING
Make a joyful shout to the LORD, all you lands!
Serve the LORD with gladness,
Come before His presence with singing.
Know that the LORD, He is God;
It is He who has made us, and not we ourselves;
We are His people and the sheep of His pasture.
Enter into His gates with thanksgiving,
And into His courts with praise.
Be thankful to Him, and bless His name.
For the LORD is good;
His mercy is everlasting.
And His truth endures to all generations.
~Psalm 100~