Daily Devotion (English) – 01.09.2024 (Kids Special)

Gratitude 

"Bless the Lord, O my soul, And forget not all His benefits" - Psalm 103:2

A deer was happily grazing in that lush meadow. It was a fat deer. Then two or three hunters came on that way to hunt. Their eyes saw this deer. What a fat deer, thinking that they should hunt it anyway today, they shot an arrow at it. Fortunately, the arrow did not hit the deer. Realizing that he was in danger, the deer started running very fast.

Hunters also chased the deer. The deer flew like the wind. It went and hid in a bush. The overgrown vines covered the deer with their leaves. "Don't worry, honey, we the leaves will protect you from the eyes of those hunters," they said. The deer also stopped without making a sound. The hunters were stunned because they couldn’t find the deer. They stood in silence for a while.

The deer that was hiding thought the hunters had gone. Oh my God, thinking that he had escaped, began to bite the leaves of the vine that hid her from the prying eyes of the hunters, saying "I don't need you anymore." The hunters knew the location of the deer by the noise it made while eating and by the gap created by eating the leaves. They hunted the deer without delay. The ungrateful deer died.

Dear kids! Think about it. How many times have we done this. Haven't we been ungrateful, forgetting the good things others have done for us? Shouldn't we stay with them until it's good for us and escape when our work is done? Children of Jesus should not behave like this. Get used to thanking others for small help. Even if others have helped us little, we should look for opportunities to help them even more.

Jesus Christ also expects a grateful heart. He continues to give us daily life, happiness, peace and abundant benefits! Do you thank Him for all this? Think and try to live like a grateful child. Ok come on!

- L. Prabhakaran

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