BE
APPRECIATIVE - 23
Commentator: Dear friends, the theme for today invites us
to be appreciative. The dictionary meaning of the word means to be grateful
for, be sensitive to, understand, recognize and affirm.
Why do we need people who appreciate?
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because
we are buried in our own selfishness. We do not lift up our heads to look at
the beautiful in others and to tell them that we only see the evil and the good
is forgotten.
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Let
us then renew our lives and acknowledge all the beauty around us, the beauty of
God, of creation, of persons and of things.
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Let
us begin by saying: Dear god, I appreciate you, I love you, and I adore you,
thank you. What a wonder you are!
Hymn:
Commentator: why is
appreciation important?
-It helps me to know that I am
good, I am capable.
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It
makes me feel important.
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It
gives me life. When someone says something good about me. I feel very, very
happy and I repeat the action. It makes me feel good.
Commentator: let us listen to this incident.
A lawyer was once visiting a
client when his host’s daughter came up to him enthusiastically to show him her
school assignment.
Girl: Uncle, please have a look
at my homework lesson.
The lawyer glanced through the
sheet. Not a word on it was spell correctly. But he turned appreciatively to
the girl and said:
Lawyer: This is beautiful, the
margins are nice and neat and your handwriting is very clean.
Girl: Thank you uncle, I’ve
really been working hard on it. Next time, I am going to work hard on my
spellings.
Commentator: a single comment
can make a person feel so joyful and happy. Even Jesus appreciated persons for
their trust.
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Jesus
appreciated Mary his mother for her great faith and obedience to God’s will.
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He
appreciated the generous widow who gave her small, poor but meaningful
contribution.
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He
appreciated the centurion whose servant was healed.
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He
also appreciated the thief dying on the cross for his belief in his power.
Let us stop and ask ourselves
what shall we appreciate today. Well, let’s begin:
Spontaneous prayers of
appreciations…
Hymn:
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