Eucharisto, Give Thanks

Forms of the Greek word eucharisto from which the English word eucharist comes occur thirty-nine times in the New Testament. The word was used in the Greek language to show that one is under obligation. He must recognize and acknowledge the goodness and grace, two words in this compound word. Eu means "good," and charis means "grace." Grace says it's undeserved favor. This Greek word was the identity of a common diplomatic document in which the recipient of a favor reciprocates with assurance of goodwill. It would say something like the following: "I will never stop being grateful and doing whatever I can for you and your people." It is used for expressing appreciation for benefits or blessings to God and to people. We live in an era of object-less thanks in which a person says, "I am just so grateful," announcing his or her gratefulness, but not directing it toward anyone. The idea is just to show everyone that this is a thankful person as a kind of voluntary humility or virtue signal. He or she does not want anyone to receive thanks. This is not eucharisto for which there is a direct object of the thanks, to God or to others. God is the direct object of Thanksgiving, the American holiday. As written, eucharisto starts with eu, "good," and every good thing comes from God (James 1:17). For that reason, thanks is a subcategory of praise. The cause of the thanks is “for” or “because of.” I am or I have, we are or we have, because of you. It could be specific or general. I am thankful for my wife specifically or I am thankful to God for all that I have in general.