A priest wrote an e-mail to us recently that was signed "God bless you." That's a perfectly good one. If God's blessing you, ain't nothing stopping you that day. And since (in my opinion) God blesses us every day, it's a reminder of that. Having some fun with the exact language, I take it to mean "May God bless you" instead of "God is blessing you." So it's actually something of a hopeful greeting, like "Sure hope God blesses you today, because if not, oh brother."
So when I replied to the note, I signed it "Have a grateful day." On one hand, it's confident but is technically commanding, which may come across unkindly to some. But it puts your emotional state in your own hands, rather than in random fortune, and still reminds that there is definitely something to be grateful for.
Have a grateful day!
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