A Way to Practice Gratitude (That Actually Sticks)
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- It can be easy in our modern world to fall into the trap of envy and jealousy. When we dedicate our energy and focus on what others have, we can get lost in what we don't have.
But God hopes to remind us of a powerful truth through the practice of gratitude.
Today, Fr. Mark-Mary shares a secret for growing in gratitude and harnessing the power of living in the reality of who God has chosen us to be.
(See Ephesians 1:3-10)
For more wise counsel in your journey to God, check out Fr. Mark-Mary's book Habits for Holiness: Small Steps for Making Big Spiritual Progress (ascensionpress...)
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Who is grateful for Fr. Mark-Mary? ✝❤😀
Me! Me! Me!❤
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Me!
Me
Amen
Thankyou Fr :)
One of the greatest cures for grief when I lost my parents was 'gratitude' for having known loved & been loved by them.
Gratitude for all the seemingly small every day things is a wondeful thing to foster & very healing. ❤
Thank you Father Mark-Mary for this message of gratitude! I was recently diagnosed with cancer, and I will never ask why to God, because I know I will be healed and He is showing me what truly matters in life. I am grateful for his promises that He will fight this battle for me! Thank you Lord for I surrender this illness! Thank you Lord for opening my eyes to all the blessings you give me each day! All glory and honor to you our Father!
Focusing on gratitude for God and His many gifts has saved my mental health countless times ❤ 🙏
“The goal is to fight temptation”🙏🏽.
🙏🏻 Amen I have to remind my self plenty of times STAY FOCUS. (Less of Me More of Jesus) God Bless you F Mark & Franciscan friars🙏🏻
Thanks!
Amen amen 😊
Such a simple task to do, practicing gratitude daily. One thought that helps me is thanking the Lord for allowing me another day of life each morning. Without life, I have nothing 😊
Thank you, Father.
You're so right. What the heck are we doing thinking we don't have enough? Off topic but that habit looks awesome.
Word.
You can be grateful for every breath you take, every step you take. Thank you for this video.
First, this is a great subject!
Thank you, Father
Beautiful, father. Thank you and thank God that you are journeying more and more deeply spiritually. I will keep you in prayer and on my screen and in my ears!
Lots of blessings…..
We have so much to grateful for and need to thank God for everything good or bad in our lives. For me, it is a daily ritual to be thankful for all the blessings in my life. Thank you Lord Jesus.
I just had a dream last night that reminded me of being single in my early 30s and it stresses me out. After waking up this morning, I prayed that God would take away this anxiety. Then you mentioned that at 5:00. I think this is a reminder that my focus should always be Jesus.
Relax, Focus, Enjoy! 🙌
Thank you father! :)
Be grateful for little things first... then the larger things will present themselves !!!
Once on the Journey, Gratitude will grow!😊
Beautiful is what I need to hear today
Thanks again Father Mark Mary.
Thank you, Fr.
Glory to God now and forever ❤
Amen
This is what I needed to hear..I need to practice more gratitude to my God and all things will fall into place...Thank you🙏🏻🙏🏻you are so humble F Mark..May God continue to bless you
Fr Mark-Mary, thank you for this video! It was so timely, praise God! But I wanted to share how much the movie “It’s A Wonderful Life” came to mind.
I know it’s such a well known story, but I wanted to reflect. George Bailey has given up so much for others throughout his life, his goals and dreams of traveling the world to stay and help his family, he gives up his honeymoon for the sake of helping his neighbors in the Great Depression, and he gives up on power and prestige to serve others faithful according to his conscience.
But he gets caught up in worrying about what others have that he doesn’t (money) and when the storm comes, he considers throwing away the most valuable gift he’s been giving.
Of course, he chooses to be grateful at the end and recognizes the bountiful gifts God has given him through his family, friends, and community.
When we truly love and value the gifts God has given us by His most gracious will above all else that we are no longer burdened with cares for what we don’t have. Why? Because in Christ, we have everything.
AMDG
“For $9.99.”
😂😂😂😂
Why did that make me laugh so hard?!🤣
Thank you, that's true
Gratitude is an action step for me. I first act out of gratitude, then the sense of being grateful follows. I believe that God allows me to see it or sense it only after I have acted. It doesn't arise simply by thought or even contemplation. I must confess it and act. Thanks for the video.
Lovely sermon. Thank you.
Just wanted to share too. Forgot which video I got this, but during times when we feel like not being grateful, take the effort of finding the good, even with the smallest things. Eventually, you'll reach the gratitude flow. Every night, I list down things I'm grateful for. It's become a chore sometimes, but every time I do it, I'm just happy I enter the gratitude flow. Even the act of pushing myself to write my daily gratitude, I become grateful for. I become grateful for the chance to look back on the things I may have neglected and become grateful for it. It's a beautiful habit. I hope you can give it a try :)
You reminded me to pray my thanks rosary where each bead gets something to say thanks for followed by the HM
Love this Fr.
Thank you Fr! Early in my journey through sobriety I was taught to adopt an attitude of gratitude!❤😊
Thank you for preaching on gratitude!!!! ❤
It was very insightful.
God Bless!!
👍👍👍.Thank you
thanks
Thank you - going to try and work on this
This is a timely subject for today's work and for me. I appreciate it greatly!
Thank you. Somos peregrinos, poco a poco.
Amém 🙏
Beautifully spoken👏👏
GRACE=Acronym used for daily examen as taught in local diocesan paper. G=Gratitude. Incorporated the habit of logging 3 daily Gratitudes into the examen. 3 Good things (big or small) from the day are written.on a simple steno pad. From the sunrise in the morning to the butterfly landing on a flower during my daily walk. E=exultation. Since all good things come from God, the scripture passage fits
So true. Thank you Fr
thsnk you, I like to use this video as a kind of setting the atmosphere fpr the Rosary
Thanks for the reflections brother. 🙏
Much needed
Greetings Father Mark,
Thoughts :-
-> Message reflect with, "The Clear Distinction between True Devotion and Temptation in The Path of Lord Jesus Christ in Every aspects of One's Own Life."
-> Thanks, Father for Valuable Insights.
With regards,
Ranjith Joseph (R.J)
“Let us pray for young people everywhere.” Lord, may your Spirit nourish their hopes and goals, may they be peace searchers, and may their hearts be set on creating a world where justice rules. Let us make a prayer to the Lord.”
“That our kids proceed in life with desire and hope, that they have the fortitude and excitement to meet the problems of our times, and that they learn to grow in God’s love.” Let us make a prayer to the Lord.”
It's true what you are saying, but I am drowning in depression. I struggle to find gratitude.:(
Honestly I would pay 9.99 for your advice
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Ladies, how do you avoid being envious of women who are extremely beautiful, have a significant other, wealthy, and with a fun outgoing personality?
I am intimidated by opinionated and assertive women.
I feel so small compared to them.
I am always wish I had what others have
As a lady myself (and one of those assertive and opinionated women you speak of)…
You can start by fixing / adjusting your own crown and remembering that you are a princess, just like me, since we are both daughters of the King of Kings :)
@@vtomc Thanks