Prayer for gratitude
Prayer of Gratitude
When you want to notice the good and say thank you, this is a prayer of gratitude — to give thanks in all circumstances.
The prayer
A prayer to pray now
Father, Your Word says to give thanks in everything. That is the part I keep fighting with. You do not ask me to thank You for the cancer or the wreck. But You do ask me to find something real to thank You for inside the day You gave me. Train me in that. This week was hard. But there were three good things I have not said out loud yet. The cup of coffee my spouse made without being asked. The friend who texted for no reason. The small win at work that nobody else saw. Thank You for each one. I notice the hard things fast. Teach me to notice the good things just as fast. The good in my day deserves the same attention as the difficult, and it usually gets less. Change that in me. Amen.
How to pray it
- Read it slowly. Move through this gratitude prayer one line at a time, out loud if you can, letting each phrase land before the next.
- Make it personal. Pause where a line meets your day and name the person, fear, or hope it touches before God.
- Carry it with you. Keep one sentence with you — on your phone or in your pocket — and return to it when the day gets loud.
Verses to pray
Pray these slowly, one line at a time. Scripture quoted from a public-domain translation.
“In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.”
1 Thessalonians 5:18“Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise…”
Psalm 100:4“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts… and be ye thankful.”
Colossians 3:15“Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Ephesians 5:20“This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.”
Psalm 118:24“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.”
Philippians 4:6
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Common questions
What is a good prayer for gratitude?
The reviewed prayer on this page is a short, Scripture-shaped gratitude prayer you can pray right now. Read it slowly, make it personal, and carry one line with you through the day.
Which Bible verses go with prayers for gratitude?
The "Verses to pray" section quotes several Bible verses about gratitude in full so you can pray them line by line. You can find more on the Chosen Portion verse page for gratitude.
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