2015 Readers' Choice Award Winner

"Deep gratitude springs up from within," writes pastor and bestselling Korean author Joshua Choonmin Kang. "To become truly grateful is incredibly difficult, but the difficulty of the process makes the results all the more lovely."God invites us to enter into this world of thankfulness at every moment in our lives, even in the hard times—perhaps especially then. Pastor Kang continues: "Gratitude heals us and holds us, tethering us to one another, offering us joy and strength." As with Deep-Rooted in Christ, this book has fifty-two short chapters that can be read in weekly sabbath reflection or daily devotional use. So come and discover a spirituality of gratitude.



Joshua Choonmin Kang (ThM, Talbot School of Theology) is founding pastor of New Life Vision Church in the Koreatown area of Los Angeles, California. He is a speaker and has written books such as Deep-Rooted in Christ and Scripture byHeart. Pastor Kang is also the author of thirty books in Korean, including God's Grace That Turns the Life Around, with over 1.5 million copies in print.



1. An Invitation to the Spirituality of Gratitude



Part I: A Source of Grace

2. The Grace of Endurance

3. The Grace of Descending

4. The Grace of Isolation

5. Grace at Our Lowest Place



Part II: What We Are Grateful For

6. Brokenness

7. Thorns

8. Vulnerability

9. Making Space for Miracles

10. Deficiency

11. Emptying Ourselves

12. Seeing the Good

13. Slowness



Part III: The Power of Gratitude

14. Learning to See the Small Things

15. Softening Hearts

16. Hope for the Hopeless

17. Tasting the Bitter and the Sweet

18. The Opportunity to Learn

19. The Gift of Time

20. The Shadow of God?s Hand

21. The Grace to Restart

22. Take Care of the Roots

23. Shaping Our Relationships



Part IV: The Spiritual Gifts of Gratitude

24. The Wisdom of Letting Go

25. Solitude

26. Encouragement

27. Rebuilding Broken Bridges

28. The Power of Expression

29. Creative Responsiveness

30. Obstacles

31. Transforming the Mundane

32. Humility: The Root of Gratitude



Part V: The Pathto Gratitude

33. The Key of Prayer

34. The Gift Hidden in Difficulties

35. The Love of the Cross

36. The Cross and the Resurrection

37. Beauty

38. The Love of Parents

39. Mystery

40. Good Books

41. An Art of Life

42. The Joy of Playing

43. Strange Places

44. Silence

45. A Holy Touch

46. Contentment

47. Tears

48. The Comma

49. Holy Darkness

50. Holy Curiosity

51. A Quiet Spirit

52. The Glory of God



Acknowledgments