“How strange we are in the world, and how presumptuous our doings! Only one response can maintain us: gratitude for witnessing the wonder, for the gift of our unearned right to serve, to adore, and to fulfill. It is gratitude which makes the soul great.” Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel
“The root of joy is gratefulness. It is not joy that makes us grateful; it is gratitude that makes us joyful.” Brother David Steindl-Rast
