A GIFT TO RETURN
TO
The rush is now upon us, and it soon will be
December.
Which gifts
do I buy for my family, and my friends and neighbors?
The toys for
Christmas used to appear near the end of November.
Now the
stores are stocking them in the middle of October.
Every store
is claiming to have the best prices around.
The time to
get the best deal is when the family is in town;
We have to
work in the morning in case someone forgets whipped cream;
And the
evening is taken over with the shopper’s Christmas dream.
So, now
Thanksgiving holiday is nowhere to be found.
How did we
ever manage when all of the stores would be closed?
And we had
time to ponder on the things that mattered most?
Can you
believe there was a time when we knew who are relatives were,
And when they
came to visit we’d greet them at the door?
Thanksgiving
was a time for a grateful attitude,
And we gave
family members an extra dose of latitude.
So, now the
question is; which is most important,
Traipsing
over Thanksgiving for the money you will save;
Or spending
time with relatives: your cousins, grandparents, uncles, and aunts?
If you could
have a memory back, which one would you crave?
Would it be
a doll, a train, a truck, or the treasures money can buy?
Or would it
would it be as simple as a mother’s Christmas lullaby?
The greatest
gift we’ve all been given is the Father’s Only Begotten Son,
And the time
we have to become like Christ, as we knit our hearts as one.
The best
gift I’ve ever given
Is the birth
of a child, just leaving heaven.
So, if the
most important gifts can’t be placed beneath the tree;
Why do we
spend so much time trying to purchase them with money?
