Too often our gratitude is dependent upon the circumstances of life. A beautiful hymn was written by Martin Rinkart during the thirty-year war to help us look beyond our circumstances and see the hand of God. Rinkart was a pastor in Saxony, Germany as the turbulent years of the war dragged on.
For a time he was the only pastor in his town. His pastoral duties caused him to preside at nearly 4500 burials in 1637 alone. In the context of this sad situation and these unfavorable circumstances he penned the words to Now Thank We All Our God. It is a hymn of unconditional gratitude to God.
Now thank we all our God
With Heart, hands, and voices
Who wondrous things has done
In whom his world rejoices
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Thankful people don't have to have everything going their way to rejoice.
Looking beyond our circumstances to the incredible love and care that God gives us is sometimes a challenge. God calls us however, to give our hearts over to Him, and to allow Him to give us a heart of thankfulness in every area of our lives.
