Self-pity vs thanksgiving…

b_300_300_16777215_00_images_stories_Csaba_levelek_Vegyes_36768144_1804786442930299_8611828359590051840_n.jpgLets think , how often do we complain? Do I feel sorry for myself ? And also get others to feel sorry for me ?Do I lament?  And how often do I sing the “Magnificat”? Do I give praise for what I got from God ? Do I give thanks for what  the Lord God intended for me ? Do I posses the “marian” spirit? I think that if young people cannot accept Christianity , that is exactly for the reason that our lives are full of lamentations, complaints. When did I last loudly praise God ? When did I last rejoice in my happiness to give thanks to God for my loved ones, my work, my daily food ? Am I capable of rejoicing ? Everybody should write their own “Magnificat”! If you have the opportunity retire once into your room, or the chapel with a sheet of paper in your hand and write tour own Thanksgiving hymn ! 
Father Csaba
translated by dr k.e.