The class was set a task to write a short paper on “Things I Am Most Thankful For.” One small boy put at the top of his list, “My glasses. They keep the boys from punching me and the girls from kissing me.”

‘As the Lord loves a cheerful giver, so likewise a cheerful thanksgiver.’ (John Boys)

‘The Christian is suspended between blessings received and blessings hoped for, so he should always give thanks.’ (M.R. Vincent)

Bible commentator Matthew Henry, after being robbed, wrote in his diary: ‘Let me be thankful. First, because I was never robbed before. Second, because although they took my wallet, they did not take my life. Third, because although they took my all, it was not much. Fourth, because it was I who was robbed, not I who robbed.’

‘Thanksgiving is the noblest expression of the noblest sentiment of the heart. It is gratitude flowing through the lips. It is gratitude looking up with all its generous and swelling emotions and giving out those fragrant sacrifices to God, the author of all good, by fitting acts, and by a fitting service.’ (E. M. Bounds)