By now most of us have already started gearing up for the Christmas season. December is not here yet but we are being bombarded with advertisements promoting this or that as the perfect gift. Thanksgiving only a few days past, seems long ago and far away as we begin the annual debate about whether we will send Christmas cards. Our shopping lists become laden with gifts of obligation and duty, this relative or that friend and a special coworker all need to be recognized.
At this time of year as advertising hits its frantic stride, the concept of giving becomes defined by what we can purchase and wrap, however the law of giving and receiving is more profound and personal than the exchange of material possessions. If as A Course in Miracles teaches, Spirit knows no difference between having and being, then our greatest gift is offering the best of who we are, in friendship, in caring, in service in listening in all the little acts of kindness and love of which we are capable.
I would much rather have a friend's understanding and support while I speak my hearts pain than have a new bottle of perfume. Presents are great especially when they come from the heart and are given with joy, but the real season of giving is year round. The greatest gift is one's self. Be generous.
Affirm: Today I rejoice in knowing that I am a gift of God.
Science of Mind
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