The Best Present
In this classic devotion from Daily
Guideposts, a boy receives the best Christmas gift from his classmate.
by Sabra Ciancanelli
From Daily Guidepost
Thanks be to God for his indescribable gift!
—2 Corinthians 9:15 (NIV)
It was the last school day before Christmas
break. Just home from my school, my brother Paul was taking off his jacket.
“So what did you get?” my mom asked.
Mom and Paul had spent the previous evening
at the local five-and-dime looking for a Secret Santa present. The teacher’s
note about the gift exchange had been lost in my brother’s coat pocket and
found miraculously at the last moment. It had read: “Purchase a present for a
boy. Please spend five to ten dollars.”
Paul and Mom had walked the aisles looking
for something good and finally settled on a Duncan butterfly yo-yo. Yo-yos were
the rage at school, and at seven dollars, this one was well within the suggested
amount.
“So,” Mom asked again, “what did you get?”
Paul opened his hand and showed her a
battered miniature car, its paint worn from handling.
My mother held it in her hand. “Really?”
she asked. “Who gave it to you?” She tried to cover up her disappointment. Who
would give a beat-up old toy car when the instructions had clearly said, “Spend
five to ten dollars”?
“Andy,” Paul said, looking down at the car.
“Isn’t it great? It’s his favorite. And he gave it to me!”
Lord, help me always to give
generously and to receive thankfully—from my heart.
A little funny for tonight….
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