“Every day it makes sense to thank at least one colleague or donor or member of the board, as an acknowledgment of the goodness and presence of God in your institution. We learn, as Bonhoeffer stresses, to be grateful for what already is — the good that is already happening — rather than always complaining about what is not given to us, recognizing that unless we are grateful for what God has given us, God can hardly entrust us with more.”
Gordon T. Smith, president of Ambrose University and Seminary (Calgary, Alberta), from Institutional Intelligence: How to Build An Effective Organization