Isaiah 9:6
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
What of Today’s Verse…
While Jesus is God’s Son and Mary’s son, he is also our Son. He is the child given to the world so you and I can become God’s child. What greater gift can we have than Jesus, and through Jesus, God as our Father.
Let us Pray:
On a day so glorious, when the world pauses and acknowledges your gift of Jesus, all I can think to say is simply "Thank you!" Amen.’
Merry Christmas
Giving
It is more blessed to give than to receive.
—Jesus Christ—
This is a day of giving.
Christians around the world pause today to celebrate the birth of Christ, and the spirit of giving which is so gracefully embodied in that first Christmas almost 2,000 years ago.
Jesus said that it is more blessed to give than to receive. It is a simple truth, even self-evident, yet magnificently profound and powerful. For life consists of giving. We are each of us, unique, with our own contributions to make. At the same time, we are part of a greater whole. Giving is what keeps us connected. The more we give of ourselves, the more we strengthen our own unique aliveness. The gifts we give, become part of the world around us, where they grow in value with each life they touch.
Anything that we truly and sincerely give, we will never lose.
True giving means giving of one’s self. The physical object, if there is one, is merely a token. The essence of the gift is in the giving, in the expression of sincere love and caring. When you give a part of yourself, it is not gone; it is bigger and better than ever.
Giving is the most self-serving thing you can do. And therein lays the beauty of life.
