Have you ever noticed that thank you seems to be an extinct
word in our society? In fact, it so rare
that we are surprised and left speechless when someone uses it. How many of us have done something for
someone for which the person never said a “thank you” or maybe worse they acted
like it was expected of you and you owed it to them to do this deed. They go on their “merry” way and you are left
feeling disillusioned. I know that, as a
Christian, we are not supposed to do things to be noticed. So I often struggle yelling at myself for
those feelings of disappointment and hurt; trying to reconcile my feelings with
what God says. I have decided that, even
if the person will not be appreciative and they NEVER say “thank you”, I will
still choose to do nice and good deeds because I want to not because I have to
do them. I have also come to the conclusion that desiring or wanting to hear a
thank you is not wrong. Jesus, when he
healed the ten lepers, was disappointed that only one person came back to say
thank you. He said, “Wassup, I counted
ten lepers and only one could say ‘thanks!’” This is my paraphrase. We all love
to hear a thank you. Nothing is sweeter
than hearing a family member, friend, or coworker say thank you. It shows that they are grateful and
understand that what you did was not was not necessary it was an act of love or
compassion. While saying thank you is
not necessary, it is sweeter than honey when it is used. Have you ever noticed that thank you seems to be an extinct
word in our society? In fact, it so rare
that we are surprised and left speechless when someone uses it. How many of us have done something for
someone for which the person never said a “thank you” or maybe worse they acted
like it was expected of you and you owed it to them to do this deed. They go on their “merry” way and you are left
feeling disillusioned. I know that, as a
Christian, we are not supposed to do things to be noticed. So I often struggle yelling at myself for
those feelings of disappointment and hurt; trying to reconcile my feelings with
what God says. I have decided that, even
if the person will not be appreciative and they NEVER say “thank you”, I will
still choose to do nice and good deeds because I want to not because I have to
do them. I have also come to the conclusion that desiring or wanting to hear a
thank you is not wrong. Jesus, when he
healed the ten lepers, was disappointed that only one person came back to say
thank you. He said, “Wassup, I counted
ten lepers and only one could say ‘thanks!’” This is my paraphrase. We all love
to hear a thank you. Nothing is sweeter
than hearing a family member, friend, or coworker say thank you. It shows that they are grateful and
understand that what you did was not was not necessary it was an act of love or
compassion. While saying thank you is
not necessary, it is sweeter than honey when it is used.
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