John 1:9 The true light, which gives light to everyone, was coming into the world. 10 He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. 11 He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. 12 But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, 13 who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.
As we celebrate the Incarnation today, one of the most prominent details is the giving of gifts. In itself, that is not bad, but our commercialization of it is horrible. As we saw yesterday, when God sent His Son, He sent the Light we need. But many, if not most, did not want this Light; they rejected Him. How do we feel when our gifts are rejected? Especially if the Gift is One we know would make life more valuable? Imagine then what it meant to God to be rejected, having given every good gift and then the Best Gift. There is no questioning the value of the Gift nor the heart of the Giver - only the heart of the one to whom it is given. Are you a receiver or a rejector?
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