Agradecimento
O agradecimento é a linguagem natural do cristão. Em tudo dai graças! A gratidão a Deus transforma a perspectiva, fortalece a fé e produz alegria em todos os tempos.
Dar graças sempre
Em tudo dai graças, porque esta é a vontade de Deus em Cristo Jesus para convosco. A gratidão é atitude fundamental.
sarvvaviSayE kRtajnjatAM svIkurudhvaM yata EtadEva khrISTayIzunA yuSmAn prati prakAzitam IzvarAbhimataM|
sarvvadA sarvvaviSayE’smatprabhO yIzOH khrISTasya nAmnA tAtam IzvaraM dhanyaM vadata|
yasyAH prAptayE yUyam Ekasmin zarIrE samAhUtA abhavata sEzvarIyA zAnti ryuSmAkaM manAMsyadhitiSThatu yUyanjca kRtajnjA bhavata|
khrISTasya vAkyaM sarvvavidhajnjAnAya sampUrNarUpENa yuSmadantarE nivamatu, yUyanjca gItai rgAnaiH pAramArthikasagkIrttanaizca parasparam Adizata prabOdhayata ca, anugRhItatvAt prabhum uddizya svamanObhi rgAyata ca|
vAcA karmmaNA vA yad yat kuruta tat sarvvaM prabhO ryIzO rnAmnA kuruta tEna pitaram IzvaraM dhanyaM vadata ca|
yasyAH prAptayE yUyam Ekasmin zarIrE samAhUtA abhavata sEzvarIyA zAnti ryuSmAkaM manAMsyadhitiSThatu yUyanjca kRtajnjA bhavata|
khrISTasya vAkyaM sarvvavidhajnjAnAya sampUrNarUpENa yuSmadantarE nivamatu, yUyanjca gItai rgAnaiH pAramArthikasagkIrttanaizca parasparam Adizata prabOdhayata ca, anugRhItatvAt prabhum uddizya svamanObhi rgAyata ca|
vAcA karmmaNA vA yad yat kuruta tat sarvvaM prabhO ryIzO rnAmnA kuruta tEna pitaram IzvaraM dhanyaM vadata ca|
yUyaM prArthanAyAM nityaM pravarttadhvaM dhanyavAdaM kurvvantastatra prabuddhAstiSThata ca|
yUyaM kimapi na cintayata kintu dhanyavAdayuktAbhyAM prArthanAyAnjcAbhyAM sarvvaviSayE svaprArthanIyam IzvarAya nivEdayata|
Louvor e gratidão
Entrai pelas portas com ação de graças. Rendei graças ao Senhor porque Ele é bom e a sua bondade dura para sempre.
Expressões de gratidão
Graças a Deus pelo seu dom inefável! A gratidão se expressa em oração, louvor e generosidade para com os outros.
aparam IzvarasyAnirvvacanIyadAnAt sa dhanyO bhUyAt|
tEna sarvvaviSayE sadhanIbhUtai ryuSmAbhiH sarvvaviSayE dAnazIlatAyAM prakAzitAyAm asmAbhirIzvarasya dhanyavAdaH sAdhayiSyatE|
Izvarazca dhanyO bhavatu yataH sO’smAkaM prabhunA yIzukhrISTEnAsmAn jayayuktAn vidhApayati|
IzvarO yIzukhrISTEna yuSmAn prati prasAdaM prakAzitavAn, tasmAdahaM yuSmannimittaM sarvvadA madIyEzvaraM dhanyaM vadAmi|
prathamataH sarvvasmin jagati yuSmAkaM vizvAsasya prakAzitatvAd ahaM yuSmAkaM sarvvESAM nimittaM yIzukhrISTasya nAma gRhlan Izvarasya dhanyavAdaM karOmi|
aparam IzvaraM jnjAtvApi tE tam IzvarajnjAnEna nAdriyanta kRtajnjA vA na jAtAH; tasmAt tESAM sarvvE tarkA viphalIbhUtAH, aparanjca tESAM vivEkazUnyAni manAMsi timirE magnAni|
yatO vastumAtramEva tasmAt tEna tasmai cAbhavat tadIyO mahimA sarvvadA prakAzitO bhavatu| iti|
hE bhrAtaraH, yuSmAkaM kRtE sarvvadA yathAyOgyam Izvarasya dhanyavAdO 'smAbhiH karttavyaH, yatO hEtO ryuSmAkaM vizvAsa uttarOttaraM varddhatE parasparam Ekaikasya prEma ca bahuphalaM bhavati|
aham A pUrvvapuruSAt yam IzvaraM pavitramanasA sEvE taM dhanyaM vadanaM kathayAmi, aham ahOrAtraM prArthanAsamayE tvAM nirantaraM smarAmi|
yuSmAnadhi nirantaram IzvaraM dhanyaM vadan prArthanAsamayE ca yuSmAn smaran varamimaM yAcAmi|
ataEva nizcalarAjyaprAptairasmAbhiH sO’nugraha AlambitavyO yEna vayaM sAdaraM sabhayanjca tuSTijanakarUpENEzvaraM sEvituM zaknuyAma|
iti hEtO rvayamatikRtajnjAH santaH sarvvatra sarvvadA bhavatO guNAn gAyamaH|
tataH sa tAn dRSTvA jagAda, yUyaM yAjakAnAM samIpE svAn darzayata, tatastE gacchantO rOgAt pariSkRtAH|
tadA tESAmEkaH svaM svasthaM dRSTvA prOccairIzvaraM dhanyaM vadan vyAghuTyAyAtO yIzO rguNAnanuvadan taccaraNAdhObhUmau papAta;
sa cAsIt zOmirONI|
tadA yIzuravadat, dazajanAH kiM na pariSkRtAH? tahyanyE navajanAH kutra?
IzvaraM dhanyaM vadantam EnaM vidEzinaM vinA kOpyanyO na prApyata|
tadA sa tamuvAca, tvamutthAya yAhi vizvAsastE tvAM svasthaM kRtavAn|
Etarhi kutracid grAmE pravEzamAtrE dazakuSThinastaM sAkSAt kRtvA
dUrE tiSThanata uccai rvaktumArEbhirE, hE prabhO yIzO dayasvAsmAn|
tataH sa tAn dRSTvA jagAda, yUyaM yAjakAnAM samIpE svAn darzayata, tatastE gacchantO rOgAt pariSkRtAH|
tadA tESAmEkaH svaM svasthaM dRSTvA prOccairIzvaraM dhanyaM vadan vyAghuTyAyAtO yIzO rguNAnanuvadan taccaraNAdhObhUmau papAta;
sa cAsIt zOmirONI|
tadA yIzuravadat, dazajanAH kiM na pariSkRtAH? tahyanyE navajanAH kutra?
IzvaraM dhanyaM vadantam EnaM vidEzinaM vinA kOpyanyO na prApyata|
tadA sa tamuvAca, tvamutthAya yAhi vizvAsastE tvAM svasthaM kRtavAn|
ahaM nirantaraM nijasarvvaprArthanAsu yuSmAkaM sarvvESAM kRtE sAnandaM prArthanAM kurvvan