Gratitude in different religions

Gratitude finds a home in many religions. “Where one finds

religion, one finds gratitude.  As long as people have believed in 

God, they have sought ways to express gratitude and thanksgiving 

to this God, the Ultimate giver.”  Emmons, Robert A., Thanks!  How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier, (Boston:  Houghton Mifflin Co., 2007), 93.

The story of the Jewish faith told through the Old Testament offers 

many traditions and prayers which include gratitude. Thankfulness 

for everything is appropriate in Judaism because all things come 

from God in the Hebrew worldview, and Jewish life is filled with 

thankfulness.”   Emmons, Robert A., Thanks!  How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier, (Boston:  Houghton Mifflin Co, 2007), 96.

The Christian faith overflows with scriptures and prayers of 

gratitude.  “Understanding God to be the giver of all gifts and the 

ultimate foundation for thankfulness, Christians gratefully 

acknowledge their dependence on him and rejoice in the gifts that 

only he provides.” Emmons, Robert A., Thanks!  How Practicing Gratitude Can Make You Happier, (Boston:  Houghton Mifflin Co, 2007), 97.