A gratitude log
I committed a sin but was refusing to repent of it. God gently made me repent. I am really sorry and really grateful that He rescued me from my sinful self. I am not worthy. I am really sorry.
I got an email from another famous person in my field. It’s such an honor that I’m not worthy of. God gives me such gifts, but I’m a wretched sinner. I’m grateful and sorry.
A meeting went well even though I didn’t prepare a lot for it, and a study went very well. I am grateful to God for all of this.
I got quite a lot of work done. I remain motivated. I am very grateful to God for this.
I received wonderful guidance from God through the homily and my Bible meditation session. I am grateful to God and not worthy.
I fixed a problem with my video game pages and I’m happy with how they turned out. I also had time to work on my novels. I also spent some time pleasantly outdoors. I’m grateful to God for giving me this fun and relaxing day.
I ran a study and it went really well. I am very grateful to God for this. I also got a good amount of work done for a task I had been pushing back. I am grateful to God for this.
I sinned, and God quickly gave me extremely clear guidance regarding it. I am so grateful to God for not giving up on me. I would have given up on myself. He is so merciful and I am not worthy.
I got a good amount of work done despite not being very motivated. I am grateful to God for this.
I met a high school friend for the first time in years, and it was very nice. It felt very natural. She also kindly wore a mask, and I felt safe, which I had prayed to God about. I am grateful to God for this nice day and for answering my prayers.
I made a big, sinful mistake but didn’t have to go through negative consequences. It is thanks to God’s mercy. I repent. I am so grateful to God for His mercy. I am really not worthy. I am really sorry. And I am really grateful.
I made a big mistake, but didn’t have to go through negative consequences. I don’t deserve God’s mercy like this. I am grateful and repent. In fact, at first I had trouble repenting, but God made me repent. I am grateful to God for even helping me repent. I am not worthy.
For the first time since the pandemic, so for the first time in more than five years, I ate a meal at a restaurant (actually two, which I’ll get to later!) This is a momentous occasion, and I’m so grateful to God for making it go perfectly.
For those of you who don’t know, I have a medical condition that makes me high-risk for covid. So my family has been very, very careful ever since the pandemic started. But we decided to finally be brave and take our masks off to eat outside.
We started with a restaurant close to home with outdoor seating and went at a time that wasn’t busy. And there was really no one near us. We were objectively safe, with not even the waiters showing any symptoms. I also felt psychologically safe even when they were near me and I didn’t have my mask on. So in other words, it was perfect. I am so grateful to God for making this risky event go so, so, so perfectly. He protected me fully and answered my prayers perfectly. He is so good to me. I am not worthy.
We then went to a cafe and had coffee outdoors. People were a bit closer here, but I still felt psychologically safe. I am very grateful to God for this.
We then went to a museum. We went to see an exhibition that I didn’t have high expectations for but that turned out to be very fun. And I felt safe here as well (and we had our masks on). I am very grateful to God for this.
Finally, on a whim, we decided to eat dinner outside as well. We went to one of my favorite restaurants that we had only eaten take out from. There was outdoor seating here as well. And this time there was literally no one else in the outdoor seating area. And the waiters didn’t have symptoms either. So this was a resounding success as well. And I know for a fact that it is all thanks to God. I am so grateful to God for being so good and gentle to me and for protecting me completely and answering all my prayers. I am a wretched sinner and am not worthy.
And I am also so grateful to God for protecting my family completely during the pandemic (which is not entirely over yet, of course, but still). None of us ever got COVID. I was healthy. We went through major life changes safely. It is all thanks to God. I know He is literally showering me with blessings. I am so grateful and not worthy. I love God.
I need to get oral surgery at a big hospital, and I really want it to be done soon. There are several stages to get to the final surgery. Last week, I tried getting an appointment for the first stage, but they said they were fully booked. I tried again this day at a different center and got an appointment for next week, which is so soon. I had been praying to God about this and am so, so grateful to God for answering my prayers. I am not worthy.
I got a real ton of work done. And the results are pretty good. I am grateful to God for making me motivated and for making my work go well.
I sent emails to my previous professors and a couple of them already sent nice replies. I am grateful to God for this.
Completely out of the blue, I received an email from a Nobel prize laureate in our field about my recent publication. It’s amazing that I got an email from someone so famous, that he took the time to email me and addressed me by name. This is so obviously a gift from God (my work isn’t that great in my opinion), but what’s more surprising is that this gift from God is just at another level. God is so good to me. He is so good to me. How can He give me such extraordinary gifts when I don’t deserve them in any way, when I’m a wretched sinner? This is such an extraordinary gift. I’m so grateful to God and not worthy.
