n Gratefulness: The Habit of a Grace-Filled Life, she reveals that grateful living is not another new fad but has been the way of saints and Christian mystics for centuries.

Many popular secular books today explore how embracing gratitude can lead to a happier, healthier life. In contrast, renowned author, speaker, and teacher Susan Muto approaches gratitude from a uniquely Catholic perspective.

In this insightful, inspiring book, she explores how life-changing a spirit of gratefulness can be by using both personal and well-known examples of the struggles and rewards of grateful living. Muto and companions such as Julian of Norwich, St. Thérèse of Lisieux, Henri J. M. Nouwen, and Dorothy Day highlight the power of gratitude as a grace from God and walk with us as we learn to practice thankfulness.

We start the journey toward gratefulness by embracing gratitude in all circumstances and end it by thankfully accepting the missions God entrusts to each of us. Along the way, we begin to accept God’s grace by understanding

the benefits of positivity and dangers of negativity, the redemptive power of prayer, and the lasting fruits of thankfulness.
A spirituality of gratitude reminds us that, even without the possessions, luxuries, or leisure-time society claims are the most important things in life, God still loves, cares, and knows what’s best for us. Muto also provides practical tools that help us embrace this grace in our lives.

How many of us are truly grateful for what we have? This book will show you how to be joyful and to live life with out the negativity. Wonderful read.

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This book is exploring the concept of gratefulness from a Catholic perspective. I'm Protestant not Catholic but still expected to enjoy and get a lot from this book. Unfortunately it disappointed. It weaves personal stories with scripture, which can be done seamlessly, but in this case the writing felt awkward switching from high-minded theological terminology to an attempt to be more colloquial and approachable. This book did not work for me.

I didn't care for this book. It was written in the style of a devotional and focused on why we should be grateful. The author is writing from a Catholic perspective and includes a lot of scripture references, but I didn't' feel that it meshed together well. One of the main themes in the book is that gratefulness is a gift from God and I don't know that I agree with that. I believe grace is a gift from God as are all of the things we are blessed with, but gratefulness is our acknowledgment and expression of thankfulness for the grace and blessings bestowed upon us. I just didn't click with this one. *ARC provided by the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

Gratefulness: That Habit of Grace-Filled Life by Susan Muto is full of reflections on why we should be grateful. The author provides a Catholic perspective on this topic and distinguishes gratefulness from positivity. She explains that whatever we are going through can never compare to what Jesus suffered on the cross for us. Overall, the book is full of reflections like this. I think this is a pretty good book on this topic. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher with no obligations. These opinions are entirely my own.

Relevant, necessary, and valuable book for everyone living in modern American culture. A well-written Christian perspective on the discipline and lifestyle of gratefulness.

I desperately needed this book. My family is going through an intensely difficult time, and all we can do now if focus on the good. Unfortunately, I'm not so great at that. This was exactly what I needed to help myself intentionally focus on being grateful for the many blessings we experience everyday. As quoted in Muto's book, "Nothing given by the most high God is insignificant." (Thomas a Kempis).

This is a book that carries a real punch to it and one that in my view needs to be read, Susan Muto combines her knowledge and understanding along with some of the great Saints from our history that enhances one of the powerful messages of the Christian faith.
This is a subject that is often written about but in such a soft and flowery way that it may leave you with a o how wonderful i must try that which isn't a bad thing but what Susan has done is to wright a book that demonstrates that this is a life style we need to embrace and not just admire. It is a life style that has changed not just individuals but their environments which leads to the building up of others and communities. But I guess you well have to read it to fully appreciate what Susan has done and if I'm right or not.
I have been given a free copy of this book from NetGalley in return for a honest review.