Greetings!
Gifts. We all love a good gift. Think about your most favorite one that you have ever received. Mine is the dollhouse Santa brought me when I was a little girl. To this day I still remember the way it was set up when I walked into the living room on Christmas morning. Got yours in mind?
While we all love to receive gifts, Christmas is the season of giving. Right now, the stores are full and the pressure is on: gotta get something for everyone on the list!
But think back in your life about that gift that is your favorite, most memorable gift. Why did that gift stand out to you? The perfect gift is the one that fulfills the need you didn't even realize you had. The perfect gift is the one that is given without any expectations in return. The perfect gift comes at exactly the right time. The perfect gift shows the love of the giver in a real and tangible way. The perfect gift is beyond what you could have ever expected.
This Christmas, we all get to celebrate receiving that perfect gift: Jesus Christ as shown in 2 Corinthians 9:15 says, "Thanks be to God for His indescribable gift!" Jesus is truly a free gift, showing the love of our Heavenly Father for us to receive as our own. Let's all remember, in this season of giving, what the real gift of Christmas is - JESUS. Merry Christmas!
All for the children,
Jenna Morris
Children's Ministry Director
"Let the little children come..." Matthew 19:14