Generosity and Gratitude: A Philosophical Psalm gives expression in free verse to our common
human experience of generosity and gratitude. It opens with rejoicing at the presence of the
abundance characterizing our world of sky sea and land and laments in sorrow the scarcity we
experience in that same world. In joyful response to abundance the psalm continues as a
meditative reflection on singers singing a song. Singing serves as a model for understanding
generosity which in turn corrects the lamentable scarcities we experience. In singing or in
any act of generosity we enrich others with the gift of our own loving presence. The psalm
then celebrates gratitude as the ideal response to abundance arising out of generosity. We are
grateful for such abundance and thankful to those whose generous actions are its sources human
and divine. Generosity and Gratitude: A Philosophical Psalm includes a postscript that presents
selected brief affirmations of several of the world's religious and ethical traditions
concerning generosity and gratitude. This philosophically informed psalm will provide enriching
personal reading and serve as a helpful point of reference in philosophical ethical and
religious discussions.
