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The aim of this study is to measure the effect of gratitude on the Korea church adolescents’ happiness. To achieve the purpose of this study, gratitude is divided into two experimental groups; one is the expression of gratitude and the other is a record of gratitude. These experimental groups are compared with the controlled group in the increase in happiness. The task of the expression group is to write a letter of gratitude and Lectio divina so that the recipients can have them, and the task of recoding group is to write a letter, but not to send it. The controlled group do not have any task to do. This study confirm the results as follows. First, as a result of homogeneity test between the experimental group and the control group, the sub-regions of gratitude experience are such that p=.324 do not show significant difference statistically in scores. Second, as a result of analysis of the pre-post differences of happiness experience between the control group and the experimental group, the average scores gratitude expression pre(M=3.18) -post(M=3.25) and gratitude record pre(M=3.18) -post(M=3.20) of the experimental group of happiness are relatively showed a significant difference compared to the average scores pre(M=3.19)-post(M=3.20) of the control group. While a significant level of happiness of the control group are meaningless, a significant level of gratitude expression p<.001 and gratitude record p<.05 showed statistically significant in the experimental group. In the above results, the expression of gratitude and Lectio divina has been proven to be effective of the adolescents' happiness.