It's not hard to find advice telling us to be thankful, but Mary Cassian says if you're a child of God,

thankfulness takes on a whole new meaning.

Christians ought to be the most grateful people because we have the most to be grateful for,

and what is the ultimate object of our gratitude is God.

This is the Reviver Hearts podcast with Nancy DeMoss Walgamuth, author of Choosing Gratitude.

For November 14th, 2024, I'm Dana Gresh. If your heart were a garden, what kind of flowers or vegetables would be growing?

Leave something pretty and dainty like gentleness?

Or how about the rich, sweet rose of love?

Do you have any gratefulness growing there?

Or is your heart garden kind of neglected full of weeds? Well, if you're like me, there's always room to grow more grateful.

Mary Cassian is here to help us do just that. Here's Dan and Gresh with a further introduction.

Our guest is Mary Cassian.

And you know, Mary is one of the most brilliant female minds in the Christian world.

She's an award-winning author, an international speaker.

She's a distinguished professor of women's studies at Southern Seminary, hailing from Alberta, Canada. But here's what I love.

As bright as she is, she makes truths that are simple, so accessible, and important. And today,

she's going to help us with the simple act of growing grateful. Mary, welcome back to the Revive Our Heart Studio.

Thanks, Dana.

Good to be with you.

You know, thanks for that introduction.

I am flattered, but let me tell you, if you could have a look at my house right now,

you would not think, oh, she's such a great, brilliant woman.

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