What Can I Give?
55 seconds
Sometimes we want to change things.
We want to do Christmas a bit differently. We often pledge to spend less, eat less, shop
less, and keep our sanity more intact.
That’s how we want it to be – but often, in the end, we do the same ole
– same ole as we did last year.
We complain about the ‘true’ meaning of Christmas getting lost in the …
well, you can finish my thoughts.
Now picture this …
In the middle of it all, we stumble upon a small girl, standing on the
street corner. She is dressed warmly,
and her very clear soprano voice sings out these words:
“What
can I give him
Poor
as I am
If
I were a shepherd
I
would give a lamb.
If
I were a wise man
I
would do my part.
Yet
what can I give him?
Give
him my heart.”
(Christina G. Rossette - 1872)
After hearing that, life just seems to get simple again. Christmas calms down, and we hurry a bit
less. We come back to our center and see
some things in a fresh light.
What we most need to give to the one who started it all – Give Him Your
Heart!
P Michael Biggs
Up-Words.net
Offering Hope
This Christmas