Thanksgiving O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom . . . . Hallowed be thy name. —ISAIAH 25:1 "The attitudes of praise and thanksgiving are salutary. They not only lighten the consciousness, lifting it out of sadness and depression, they elevate consciousness to a point of acceptance. Praise and thanksgiving are really attitudes of recognition. They are affirmations of the Divine Presence, the Divine abundance, and the Divine givingness. It is only when we live affirmatively that we are happy. It is only when we recognize that the universe is built on affirmation that we can become happy. Today, through praise and thanksgiving, I recognize the Divine Presence in everything. In the midst of darkness I will sing a song to the dawn, for I know that the Eternal Light dissipates all darkness. Today I will recognize the beautiful and the perfect in everything. I will call it forth with praise and thanksgiving, blessing the spiritual Reality back of all things." Gratitude is one of the chief graces of human existence and is crowned in heaven with a consciousness of unity. —THE SCIENCE OF MIND, P. 497"

Excerpt From 365 Science of Mind Ernest Holmes