Fourth Week of Advent MONDAY, DECEMBER 22 CHRISTMAS PRESENCE Luke 1:34–40 After Mary finishes her discussion with the angel and accepts the angel’s announcement, she heads for the hills to visit her relative Elizabeth. Mary needs to talk to someone who understands. And having been told by the angel that Elizabeth—so long barren—is also pregnant, Mary may suspect Elizabeth also needs someone who can listen. During this gift-giving season, give the gift of your time. “Free time?” you may ask. “How can this be?” Find it. Give up a few hours of shopping or cleaning or playing electronic games and use this time to reach out to someone who needs a little understanding. Mary didn’t bring presents when she visited Elizabeth. She brought something even better: the gift of her presence. It is the gift of the heart that matters most. Lord, let me never be so busy that I cannot give another person the gift of my time. - - - By Kathleen Long Bostrom, a full-time writer and teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
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