The other day while cooking in the kitchen and cleaning up after Christmas I came upon a couple of very small gifts or tokens. I thought about these for a short while, were the givers just cheap, were their thoughts behind their gifts or could they just barely afford an expensive gift. I'm not sure.
I received a Christmas tree bulb from my daughter. She is a single mother of three and has to be very frugal with her money. An ornament indeed to remind us of the adoration of Christ when he was borne on Christmas Day. I shed a tear!!!
I received another Christmas Tree ornament and I'm not sure where this came from but it was a Star. The Star reminded me of the Christ Star on the eve of his birth. A gesture of faith indeed.
I received over the years many gifts from people and if I look at each and everyone of the gifts there is a thought behind everyone. Don't take for granted the bottle of red wine. It represents the blood of Christ who gave his life to save our souls. And the bottle of white wine used as a sacrificial wine to celebrate the blood of Christ. The box of Christmas cookies to celebrate the body of Christ.
The expensive gift I received were a reflection of our need to replace material thing we lost in time. I accidentally threw out my toaster oven when I had to sell my house. A sad time in my life.
We give material things to those who are in need to celebrate the the gift of giving from the heart and remember that not all can have everything in life. We give hope to the unfortunate and hope they will grow to give in return to make this word a better place.
In closing I would say when I receive a bottle of wine I thought of Christ and his sacrifice to the world. And yet I'm far from being a Christian. Take heart in every gift giving you receive no matter how small or large. There is a loving feeling. I might revisit this thought.
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