gift?

"They entered the house and saw the child with his mother, Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him.  Then they opened their treasure chests and gave him gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh."  (Matthew 2:11 NLT)

Did you get the gift you were looking for this Christmas?  Did you GIVE someone the special gift they were wanting?  Was it an actual gift, wrapped up in a box, or - like we do - a special memory?  We like to give memories - like doing things together.  Sometimes it is a particular "show" (movie or some production) and sometimes it is the day spent doing things together.  In both cases it is the fun of doing and then remembering.

Today's reading, for Epiphany, is the Wise Men reaching Bethlehem, finding the "child" with "his mother Mary" and two things happen.  First off the "bow down and worship."  The second thing is to give the gifts they have brought specifically for the "King of the Jews." (Matthew 2:2)  The Wise Men are excited, "filled with joy" (10) and "bowed down" to "worship."

So.....  Are you following where God is leading?  What gift have you brought?  What is God asking you to do?  Where is God asking you to go to?  With busy, changing, challenging schedules time is difficult to get, and have, regularly - but it is a wonderful way to "just" be with God.