Mcc Podcast

Thanks almost seems like the easiest of prayers. It rolls off our tongues. It is what we say to someone who holds the door for us - even if we never look up from checking our texts on our phones. It is what we say to the grocery clerk absent-mindedly after we have purchased our groceries that were a bit more than we had budgeted. It is what we say to Fedex delivery. We even say thank you when the officer has given us our ticket - at least that’s what I hear - and which I think is the oddest thing. Remember, when your kids would receive a little gift? - “What do you say?”  You are looking for… thank you…!  We are being intentional about molding gratitude into a child's life. Remember how sweet your mom could say that? That sweet little question had some very pointed intentions. If there was no response… that sweet thing is over. As a kid you learn really fast this is not really a question. She’s giving you a second chance to do the right thing. Giving thanks to God is much more than obligatory manner