An Unexpected Gift

 

When I got home from my NYC Day Trip yesterday,

I had a package waiting for me

From Thomas the Tin Art Teacher.

Not expecting a package,

I excitedly, but carefully, opened it.

 

There was a note:

Be careful what you put on FB, he said.

Because you might just get something in response.

He then went on to explain that his gift

Had been sitting in his attic, for years,

And that he thought it might be better served with me.

 

As I began unwrapping his gift—

A tin, nativity scene from Mexico—

I couldn’t help but marvel at the beauty of Thomas’s gift,

And the fact that he thought enough of me to

1.      Think of me at all.

2.      Go into the attic to unearth the treasure.

3.      Gently package the individual pieces of the nativity.

4.      Retrieve my address.

5.      Go to the post office and pay to send real mail.

 

What an amazing gift!

 

This Holiday Season,

As gift giving weighs heavily on people’s minds and hearts,

May we find ways to achieve the unexpected,

And may the intentions of our hearts

Outweigh the demands of the mind.

 

Gift giving doesn’t have to be a burden,

Rather it can be an overflow of the heart’s love.

And remember that the heart’s love can be shown by

Words of Affirmation,

Quality Time,

Gifts (including the gift of time),

Acts of Service, and/or

Physical Touch.

 

May we find the perfect gifts for those we love,

And may those gifts bring smiles to faces,

And warmth to hearts…

Amen.