What gift to give?

A bedtime Christmas family favorite is “The Crippled Lamb” by Max Lucado. It tells the story of Joshua, a lamb who didn’t fit in, was broken, and he had nothing of value to offer the newly arrived King. I won’t share his gift so you can enjoy the story for yourself if you haven’t already, but the gift was one that he hadn’t even considered to be valuable.  

Perhaps the most true delight of Christmas gift-giving (not gift-getting) is in recognizing the ability to give something that resonates with who you are and what you believe is important, and then imparting that gift to someone else in way that is a rich blessing to them in ways they didn’t expect. 

We are so grateful at LCES for the many gifts we receive year-long. Time is one of the greatest gifts we are given by volunteers who offer the work of their hands in support of who we are and we what we stand for; we teach children to acknowledge and follow the Lord as they learn.

We’re also thankful for students sharing their gifts and talents. I can’t wait for the Christmas conert on Dec 20. Let’s rejoice together over the gift of God with us – Immanuel!
 

SJ