The little act of kindness.

How do you express your gratitude?

Sometimes, gratitude isn’t loud. It’s not always found in big worship moments or long thank-you prayers. Sometimes, it shows up quietly—in the little acts of kindness we offer others even while we’re still healing ourselves.

Gratitude is when you’ve known pain, but you still choose to be gentle.
Gratitude is when you’ve lacked love, but you still choose to give it.
It’s when you show up for someone, not because you have it all together, but because you remember what it felt like when no one showed up for you.
That’s the Beauty for Ashes way:
We don’t wait to be fully healed before we love.
We don’t wait to have everything before we give something.
We love from our scars.
We give from our journey.
We shine, even while we’re still rising.
Kindness becomes our thank-you to God—
A way of saying:
“I haven’t forgotten where You brought me from. And even though I’m still becoming, I’m willing to be a blessing anyway.”
So yes, gratitude is in the thank-You prayers.
But it’s also in the hug you give.
The message you send.
The softness you carry.
The peace you choose.
That’s healing. That’s worship. That’s beauty for ashes.