Living The Gospel This Week: Importance of gratitude.
Going through today’s readings, I wanted to share with you a living example of gratitude. That is our Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV. On his 70th birthday, Pope Leo XIV expressed his gratitude to God, stating, "I give thanks to the Lord." Thanking God for his parents and God’s faithfulness in his past, he recognizes gratitude is a spiritual act with significant weight, capable of shifting atmospheres and connecting one to heaven. Paul says in today’s 2nd reading: “This saying is trustworthy: if we have died with him, we shall also live with him; if we persevere we shall also reign with him. But if we deny him he will deny us. If we are unfaithful he remains faithful, for he cannot deny himself.”
(2 Timothy 2:12-13).
Gratitude is another way of declaring our faith and trust in God’s power even in the midst of struggles, inviting divine power to create a positive mindset. When we say thank you, we allow heaven to open and unleash God’s grace and breakthroughs.
Fr. Georges Roger Bidzogo sac