worship and praise, we give thanks for what really matters: the love, hope, and faith in our lives.  It can be easy to forget our blessings.  Gathering together to give God thanks helps us center ourselves and celebrate life.  Our worship spaces are full of music and art, thoughts and feelings, and people better and worse off than each of us.  In times when we bring our pain to God, we can be grateful that we can bring it honestly and find comfort in God and our church community.  COME AND RECEIVE God’s love and ask how you can help love grow all around. 
To really get a feel for gratitude and worship, go visit a church… or three!  You will quickly begin to recognize common elements in Episcopal worship and see that each community has its own atmosphere.  You might feel a sense of peace, awe, and the presence of God in one place especially.  So go there again, and again.  And watch your gratitude grow.