Gratitude is the substance of a heart ready to show appreciation, or thankfulness; it is not simply an emotion, which involves a pleasant feeling that can occur when we receive a favor or benefit from another person but rather the combination of a state of being and an emotion; often accompanied by a desire to thank them, or to reciprocate for a favour they have done for you. In a religious context, gratitude can also refer to a feeling of indebtedness towards a deity, e.g. the expression of gratitude to God is a central theme of Christianity and Islam. One of the core indications of being a Christian or a Muslim is being grateful to God regardless of any human action taken towards you...a combination of contentment and relational readiness with no desire to benefit yourself (Emmons, 2007). In contrast to the positive feeling of gratitude, the feeling of indebtedness is a negative reaction to a favor (Tsang, 2006a; Watkins, Scheer, Ovnicek, & Kolts, 2006). Even though our reactions to favors might not always be positive, researchers have found that people express gratitude oftenoun In a 1998 Gallup poll, the majority of Americans said they express gratitude to God (54%) and others (67%) "all the time."