On coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. -Matthew 2:11
The Magi start the tradition of unrealistic gift expectations. We understand the significance of each of the gifts but I'm usually more inclined to ponder upon Christina Rosetti's words:
"What can I give him, poor as I am?"
And the response comes from of my favourite Louis Armstrong songs:
"I can't give you anything but love- it's the only thing I've plenty of!"
Thankfully that's what we should be giving plenty of.
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