By DWIGHT SOLESKI
HAT SORT of
gifts do you ex-
pect to see under
your family’s
Christmas tree this holiday
season?

With the commercialization
of this blessed scason, we
often lose sight of the things
‘that represent true value.

You see, it is not the price
tag that is attached to the gift,

~ that determines its irue value,
but rather the message behind
the gift that portrays real
worth.

When was the last time we
made the effort to examine the
message behind the gift?

If we were to be really
honest, we would have to ad-
mit that to a large degree our
generosity is bascd on the
menlality of ‘keeping up with
the Jones’’.

In ‘order to mect these un-
reasonable expectations, indi-
viduals will go to ex-

ing putling themsclves in debt
just to impress their neigh-
bours.

To accomplish this we take
part in such bizarre rituals as
chasing through numerous
malls and stores to find that

ale
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“one of a kind’’ gift only to
find out that is was the wrong
size or colour and was prompt-
ly exchanged on Boxing Day.

We fight traffic, brave the
hostile crowds, get angry with
the store clerks and generally
lose all sense of Christmas joy
and peace. Is this what truce
giving is all about?

to them and tha! we are will-
ing to invest our time and en-
ergy in them.

Families desperately necd to
know the security of a loving
family circle. No amount of
““goodies’’ can replace the
warm feeling that comes from
the knowledge that you are
truly loved,

Our family doesn’t need another toaster
oven, they need to know that our heart is
open to them and that we are willing to in-
vest our time and energy in them.

What type of message should
we be conveying during the
Christmas season?

It needs to be a message that

goes beyond the superficial ,

and deals with the matters of
the heart. What better gifts
could we give our loved ones
than faith, hope and love.

Our family doesn’t need an-
other toaster oven, they need
to know that our heart is open

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Our circle of loving needs to
extend beyond the familiar
faces that we see each day and
include the many hurting and
lonely ones that so often ‘fall
through the cracks’’ and are
lost in the shuffle of life.

It was Billy Graham who

said, ‘‘God has given us two

hands, one for receiving and
the other for giving,’

The poor and needy are

Message of Christmas lies in
the intent behind the gifts

joined in ranks by the con-
fused, lonely and hurting, and
together they represenl a sig-
nificant portion of our society
that is crying out for the gift of
love, compassion and care that
we have to offer,

In like manner, our heavenly
Father desires to give good
gifts to His children,

This is best illustrated in the
Biblical maxim found in John
3:16, “‘For God so loved the
world, that He gave his only
begotten Son, that whosoever
believes in: Him, should not
perish but have everlasting
life.”’

God’s motive in giving the
precious gift of His son, is
based upon His deep concern
and love for all humanity.

His desire is to bring joy and
companionship to the family
circle so that we can reach ut
in his love to all the world.

May you and your family ex-
perience the true valuc of
Christmas this year. God bless
and Merry Christmas!

Dwight Soleski is pastor of
the Terrace Pentecostal As-
sembly. Viewpoint is a column
written on behalf of the Ter-
race Ministerial Association,
The opinions are those of the
authors.

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We will be closed for the holidays
December 26-30.

We look forward to serving you in the New Year.

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