Three Images for Gratitude: Soil, Lubricant, and Glue
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Three Images for Gratitude: Soil, Lubricant, and Glue
In her book The Gift of Thanks, Margaret Visser uses three concrete images to convey the power of gratitude—gratitude as soil, lubricant, and glue. She writes:
[Soil] refers to the disposition of the person to be grateful, and his freedom to choose not to be. He is able to "cultivate" in himself ...
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- 1 Chronicles 16:8
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- Psalm 18:49|
- Psalm 26:7|
- Psalm 30:4|
- Psalm 30:12|
- Psalm 35:18|
- Psalm 50:14|
- Psalm 69:30|
- Psalm 75:1|
- Psalm 95:2|
- Psalm 100:1-4|
- Psalm 105:1|
- Psalm 106:1|
- Psalm 107:1|
- Psalm 116:1|
- Psalm 116:17|
- Psalm 118:1|
- Psalm 147:7|
- Daniel 6:10|
- Jonah 2:9|
- Luke 17:15-16|
- 2 Corinthians 9:15|
- Ephesians 5:20|
- Philippians 4:6|
- Colossians 3:15-17|
- Colossians 4:2|
- 1 Thessalonians 5:18|
- 1 Timothy 2:1|
- Hebrews 13:5|
- Revelation 11:17
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