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Thanksgiving is a regular feature in the writings of the Epistle Paul. Here, in speaking with a non-Christian Paul offers to thank the Lord on their behalf, which he does importantly not in a manner that utters words of hopeless condemnation. Paul, in his wisdom and generosity, is not blind to their good qualities, in their potential for redemption. Rather, he extends his hand, and asks for their spiritual enrichment through Christ. God still touches the lives of those who do not even heed his name. As with the Epistle Paul, it is not for us to pass judgment or rancor on unbelievers, but rather it is up to us to offer our prayers, our thanks, or goodwill to the Lord upon their behalf, so that each and every one might have the opportunity to find their own salvation.