"a message of gratitude" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means a communication expressing thankfulness or appreciation. Example: I wrote a heartfelt message of gratitude to my parents for all their love and support over the years.
And after the all-clear was announced by officials – with the news of arrests – there was a sigh of relief and a message of gratitude.
The Army nurses received Bronze Stars in a ceremony on Leyte island in the Philippines, then were flown to California and received a message of gratitude from President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
I couldn't take my aerosol on the plane") and sexual predator, mixing them both in the rambling science-fiction inflected monologue that opened her performance that began as a message of gratitude to her mother for driving her to the airport, and ended with a potential explanation for why aliens insist on anal probing their Earthling captives.
After the cringeworthy moment, Gutiérrez was stopped backstage and offered a message of gratitude.
Now with closure, the victim's family is spreading a message of gratitude for the outpouring of support they have received.
Both women said they paid close attention to a sermon with a message of gratitude, led by Muzammil Siddiqi, who heads the Islamic Society of Orange County, one of the groups that staged Friday's event.
JOHANNESBURG — President Obama arrived in South Africa on Friday evening, saying he was bearing a message of "profound gratitude" to Nelson Mandela, the stricken former leader, and that he would defer to Mr. Mandela's family on whether to visit him.
Destinee Mangum, one of the teenage girls at the center of a stabbing attack in Portland, Oregon, has shared an emotional message of gratitude for the men who died trying to stop a man who was harassing her.
The family hand signed every "Thank You" card -- printed on them, were the names and years of service and a heart-felt message of gratitude.
Mr. Eckhard also said Mr. Sevan told him yesterday that he had decided to write an e-mail message of gratitude after having received "hundreds" of messages of support from United Nations officials and outsiders.
