In reading I have come across this verse: “Every generous act of giving, with every perfect gift, is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.” (James 1.17) It is a reminder of how we live our lives as recipients of God’s blessing. That is a whole different attitude from the one in which prevails in our world, in which we expect to be rewarded generously for what we do (even if it is very little). The first finds or discovers God’s goodness, the second attitude demands it. The first is based on who God is, the second on what we want. True gratitude is based on God; greed is based on us. The verse from James reminds us that the good things in our lives come from God. That is something we can rediscover as we think about those things that God has given us.