The Christmas story isn’t complete until we observe the post-Christmas visit of the Magi bringing gifts to the baby Jesus. Gift giving was God’s idea and lies at the heart of the Christian faith. “God so loved the world that he gave…” (Jn. 3:16) Such acknowledgment causes us to ask, what gift can I offer and to whom as an expression of my faith to honor Christ? The hymn “What Gift Can We Bring” expresses it well.
What gift can we bring, what present, what token? What words can convey it, the joy of this day? When grateful we come, remembering, rejoicing, what song can we offer in honor and praise?
Give thanks for the past, for those who had vision, who planted and watered so dreams could come true. Give thanks for the now, for study, for worship, for mission that bids us turn prayer into deed.
Give thanks for tomorrow, full of surprises, for knowing whatever tomorrow may bring,
the Word is our promise always, forever, we rest in God's keeping and live in God's love.
This gift we now bring, this present, this token, these words can convey it, the joy of this day! When grateful we come, remembering, rejoicing, this song we now offer in honor and praise!
What gift will you offer and to whom as an expression of your faith to honor Christ this new year?
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