A gift you can give

Christmas is a time of gift-giving, but we’re not always in a financial place to give the gifts we’d like to give.

However, we can all give a very important gift to others throughout the Christmas Season.

It’s the gift of empathy, care, concern and encouragement. Christmas raises the bar of relational pain and grief, so keep your eyes open. Someone you know may need a kind word or an arm around their shoulder…reminding them…someone cares.

“All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort. He comforts us in all our troubles so that we can comfort others. When they are troubled, we will be able to give them the same comfort God has given us. For the more we suffer for Christ, the more God will shower us with his comfort through Christ. Even when we are weighed down with troubles, it is for your comfort and salvation! For when we ourselves are comforted, we will certainly comfort you. Then you can patiently endure the same things we suffer. We are confident that as you share in our sufferings, you will also share in the comfort God gives us.” (2 Corinthians 1:3-7)