Close Please enter your Username and Password


marbella3 70F
2480 posts
12/3/2018 5:49 am

Last Read:
12/3/2018 11:05 am

Thanks for Being You!

Read: Psalm 100

Bible in a Year: Ezekiel 45–46; 1 John 2

Enter his gates with thanksgiving. Psalm 100:4

When I served as my mom’s live-in caregiver at a cancer center, I got to know Lori, another caregiver who lived down the hallway from us with her husband, Frank. I would chat, laugh, vent, cry, and pray with Lori in the shared living areas. We enjoyed supporting each other as we cared for our loved ones.

One day, I missed the free shuttle that took residents to buy groceries. Lori offered to drive me to the store later that evening. With grateful tears, I accepted her offer. “Thanks for being you,” I said. I truly appreciated her for who she was as a person, not just for what she did for me as a friend.

Psalm 100 demonstrates an appreciation of God for who He is, not simply for all He does. The psalmist invites “all the earth” (v. 1) to “worship the Lord with gladness” (v. 2), being confident in knowing “the Lord is God” (v. 3). Our Maker invites us into His presence to “give thanks to him and praise his name” (v. 4). Yes, the Lord remains worthy of our ongoing thankfulness because He “is good,” His “love endures forever,” and His “faithfulness continues through all generations” (v. 5).

God will always be the Creator and Sustainer of the universe and our intimately loving Father. He deserves our genuine joy-filled gratitude.

Lord, thanks for being You!

Who can you share God’s love with today?


MrsJoe 76F
17309 posts
12/3/2018 8:14 am

God doesn't ask us to praise His name and give thanks to Him for His benefit, but for our own benefit. He knows that people who live grateful lives are happier people, and there are many benefits to joy and happiness.
Thank you, God, for being You!


Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.