Philippians 1:3-8 - Thanksgiving
3 I thank my God at my every remembrance of you-- 4 always when offering any prayer on behalf of you all, finding a joy in offering it. 5 I thank my God, I say, for your cooperation in spreading the Good News, from the time it first came to you even until now. 6 For of this I am confident, that He who has begun a good work within you will go on to perfect it in preparation for the day of Jesus Christ. 7 And I am justified in having this confidence about you all, because, both during my imprisonment and when I stand up in defence of the Good News or to confirm its truth, I have you in my heart, sharers as you all are in the same grace as myself. 8 For God is my witness how I yearn over all of you with tender Christian affection.