Paul, Silvanus, and Timothy, to the assembly of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.
2.    Paul indicates that he had learned the secret of a thankful life. This basic characteristic of his life comes out in each of his epistles, and even including his prison epistles. "In everything give thanks, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." (1 Thessalonians 5:18)