Thankfulness Devo

Joy Together: The Discipline of Thankfulness 

Colossians 3: 15-17

Devotional

Scriptures Colossians 3: 15-17

Read the scripture daily. Read it slowly. What is God bringing to your attention through this passage? 

Questions to consider: 

• When life seems to not be going well, how can you be thankful?
• Tell of a time that you were not thankful when you were faced with a situation, but were thankful after it happened. What can this teach you about thankfulness?
• Think of a person in your life who had a thankful heart. What was that person like? How did they teach you about being thankful?
• How does being thankful connect you deeply to God?
• When and where do you find it easiest to thank God?
• How can we engage in the practice of thankfulness together as a congregation?

Spiritual Discipline: Thankfulness 

Let my whole being bless the Lord

    and never forget all his good deeds.

Psalm 103:2

Praise the Lord!

    I thank the Lord with all my heart

    in the company of those who do right, in the congregation.

Psalm 111:1

Spiritual Practice: 

• Keep a journal full of thanksgivings. What are you thankful for each day? Does it become easier to think of things to be thankful for as the goes on? Why or why not?
• Start off your time of prayer each day by saying one thing that you are thankful for.
• Send thank you notes to people who have impacted your life. 

Adapted from Adaele Ahlberg Caljou’s Spiritual Disciplines Handbook: Practices that Transform Us.