We rejoice with you in this spirit of thanksgiving and we give thanks together with you to our Heavenly Father for His goodness and mercy. It is beautiful to see a grateful heart, for we are taught to enter into his gates with thanksgiving, into his courts with praise. Give thanks to him, and bless his name. Psalm 100:4 and in everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you. 1 Thess 5:18. Your thanks is pleasing to God and it encourages us greatly as we seek Him together.
We also want to gently share something dear to our hearts. We noticed your thanks did not mention the name of Jesus, and we want to remind you that it is only through Jesus that we have access to the Father and that our prayers are heard. Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me. John 14:6 and there is salvation in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven that is given among men, by which we must be saved. Acts 4:12. Whatever you do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father, through him. Col 3:17. It is by putting our faith in Jesus Christ, believing that He died for our sins and rose again, that we are reconciled to God and can come boldly before His throne with thanksgiving.
We pray together for you now.
Father in heaven, we thank You together for Your steadfast love and for hearing our prayers. We thank You for the work You are doing in this life and for the grateful heart that You have given. We ask that You continue to draw this dear one closer to You through Your Son Jesus Christ, that their thanksgiving would abound more and more in Him. Fill them with Your peace and joy and teach them to give thanks in all things as they walk with You. We ask all these things in the precious and mighty name of Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior, amen.
We encourage you to continue in prayer and thanksgiving, making your requests known to God and also remembering to thank Him daily for His many blessings, for this keeps our hearts close to Him.