Catholic Witness

What if in the morning when I wake up
Even before I fill my coffee cup
I said thank you
thank you

What if i looked at the day and the hours ahead
and before I moved forward I bowed my head
I said thank you
oh, i said thank you

what if i looked at my life in a different way
took a little more time to stop and pray
i know it would change all the moments in between
so here i go

thank you for everything
thank you for loving me
it don’t even matter what tomorrow brings
well i will sing my

thank you for sun and rain
for what you give and take away
for all your goodness i will always say
thank you
oh, i said thank you

what if i lost everything that i had
i could smile and somehow still be glad
and say thank you
thank you

cause life is joy life is pain
but the prayer of my heart will never change
i say thank you
oh, i say thank you

what if i looked at my life in a different way
took a little more time to stop and pray
i know it would change all the moments in between
so here i go

thank you for everything
thank for loving me
it don’t even matter what tomorrow brings
well i will sing my

thank you for sun and rain
for what you give and take away
for all your goodness i will always say
thank you (yea.yea.yea.yea)

well i will sing my
thank you for everything
thank you for loving me
it don’t even matter what tomorrow brings
well i will sing my

thank you for sun and rain
for what you give and take away
for all your goodness i will always say (i will always)
for all your goodness i will always say-ay-ay-ay
thank you

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I first heard this song about 2 weeks ago. A customer came into work and while she was waiting, was going around passing out free Christian CD’s. Some of the guys were taking them just to be nice, but I was excited!

And now I’m so glad I got these CD’s. One of the Cd’s was the new one by 33 miles. It’s like the Rascal Flatt’s of Christian music. I had a friend riding in my car one day and had the CD playing but didn’t say anything till I got out. I asked who they thought it was and they said Rascal Flatts!

Back to the point though… This song is AMAZING!! Obviously, the theme of the lyrics is to give thanks to God for everything, small and big. But I think the message of this song is key to our faith. We always ask God for help, but do we always give him our thanks. Humility is something we all struggle with to some degree. But if we don’t humble ourselves to God, then we are assuming we don’t need His help. That couldn’t be farther from the truth!

So when you wake up tomorrow, pass that test, get the raise you’ve been wanting at work, or just have a friend who brightens your day, give thanks to God! We can’t do any of this on our own, whether we realize it or not.

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