“And he took bread, and gave thanks, and brake it, and gave unto them.”~Lk. 22:19
I believe one would be hard pressed to find anything more beautiful than a truly humble saint giving thanks for the simple, commonplace things of life. Such people with this kind of character leave a profound and lasting impression on the observer. It is beautiful to behold!
The book of Acts, and especially the epistles, are replete with thanksgiving and praise. Where acquired they this exceptional character trait? One need go no further than their lovely Lord. It was His habit both privately and publicly to show His gratitude, not only in raising Lazarus, but for a plain loaf of bread.
Most of life is not made up of the spectacular, but the common. If we’re not appreciative of the latter, I doubt seriously a man or woman can truly apprehend God. But those to whom little things mean a lot have a relationship with the Lord that transfigures everything they touch.
Whenever we’re thankful for the bread, we show automatically we are also grateful for the cornfield, sunshine, rain, dew, reapers, millstone, and the hands that prepared it. To give thanks is to transform the unhallowed into the hollowed.
When thankful for little things we’re thankful for all things!