The Best Gift

I have always been amazed by the account of the birth of our Savior. The King of kings, the creator of worlds without numbers, the Son of God, was born among the most humble circumstances Earth had to offer. The story of the birth of Christ makes me think of the humble of the Earth, those who struggle to obtain enough to go from day to day. It also makes me think of those who feel lonely, especially during this time of the year. Those who would benefit from a little of our help. Ok, I’m not gonna give the let’s solve global poverty kind of speech, but I think there are a few small things that we can start doing right now. Last night, I read in the Friends magazine the story of a family who decided that instead of worrying about getting gifts for themselves, they decided to secretly leave gifts in the porch of two families for the twelve nights prior to Christmas. Perhaps these gifts were not super fancy, but I’m sure that they made someone else’s Christmas a little better. So after reading that story I decided to star my own Christmas tradition of making somebody else’s Christmas a little better. Starting from this one.