TIS THE SEASON TO BE GRATEFUL
In an episode of the comic strip For Better or For Worse, it is Christmas morning and Elizabeth, the daughter in the family, is sitting in front of the Christmas tree and all the as-yet-unopened gifts. She is obviously thinking about something. Her father enters the living room and says, “Elizabeth, it’s too early to open anything yet.” “I know,” she says, “I was just thinking. I was just thinking about the kids who don’t have presents to wake up to. I was thinking about kids in the hospital, kids who are lonely — I was just thinking how lucky I am.” Then she asks, “Christmas is Jesus’ birthday, isn’t it, Daddy?: “Yes, it is,” replies the father. Elizabeth continues: “I wish I could give Him something.” The father, obviously moved by what Elizabeth had just told him, takes her in his arms and says, “Honey, you already have!” I like this message. Here we have a reminder:…
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