"The Giver's Gift"
O. Henry wrote this short story, "The Gift of the Magi". It will set the stage for our sermon on the first Sunday of Advent -- November 29th.
It's an interesting premise. I man sells his watch to buy his wife a set of combs for her hair. He tells her he has lost his watch. She, meanwhile, sells her hair and buys a watch to replace the watch he lost.
Were they fools?
Did they give the best gifts ever?
What is the best gift you have ever given? What is the best gift you have received.
Once I received a hub cap. The car I was driving hit a pot hole in Denver and one of the hub caps fell off. Kathy went to "Hub Cab Annie's and found the same kind of hub cap and I got it for Christmas.
When I was working on my doctorate I read the work of Henri Bergson. When my daughter went to France she was able to find a book, written in French, of one of Bergson's most famous writings.
Those two gifts were two of the best because they represented some serious searching and a knowledge of who I am.
What is the best gift you have ever given?
Write me at charlesschuster@fcfumc.net. If you are willing to have others read your thoughts click on the box below.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Charles
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