Why does it feel like the Christmas season has really snuck up on me? With just over two weeks before the "big day", my holiday preparations are way behind schedule. This week I chose a song by MercyMe because it really got me moving toward the celebration of Jesus' birth. "God With Us" reminded me that Emmanuel was coming. The season of preparing and rejoicing - Advent and Christmas - were here. The lines near the end of the song kept going through my mind - "Such a tiny offering, compared to Calvary.....For you alone be glorified. Emmanuel, God with us!" I thought of the poor widow who gave two coins - a pittance, compared to what others offered - yet it was considered the greatest gift because it was all she had. Its not always the size of the present, but the depth of love that goes into it.
As we make our offerings to family and friends this Christmas, lets try to be more personal and less materialistic. And let's remember our "tiny gifts", glorifying the Christ Child - true offerings of ourselves.
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