Today’s Life-Line is:

The German philosopher Martin Heidegger described in his writings an intimate relationship between thinking and thanking. To think is to be aware of all that exists; it is to be thoughtful. To be thoughtful is to be thankful, realizing that everything is gift, even if things are incomplete, slightly worn, or just plain humdrum. The thoughtful person is one who lives in receptivity, in surrender, to the giftedness of everyday life. Gratitude is the language of surrender because it is spoken from the heart of one who realizes that everything in life bears its own beauty; everything has its own goodness.

The Hebrew term for gratitude is hakarat hatov, which means, literally, “recognizing the good.” Practicing gratitude means recognizing the good that is already yours.

~ Ilia Delio, OSF