Birthdays . . . a time to celebrate and give gifts. I enjoy celebrating my children's birthdays. I always get them a present, but not just anything, something of interest to them, something they'll enjoy like a toy they'll get many hours of serious play out of.

So for Christmas this year I want to give Jesus a present, since it truly is the day we celebrate his birth. Well, what would you give someone that you don't physically see or have a face to face conversation with on a regular basis? If I went to the mall and looked for a gift I could get something related to Christianity but I couldn't physically hand it to him.

Christina Rosetti wrote a simple poem that answers my question:

What Can I Give Him?
What can I give Him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd
I would bring Him a lamb;
If I were a wise man,
I would do my part:
Yet what can I give Him
Give Him my heart.

That's what I'll do, I'll follow Christina's recommendation. No doubt, I have given my heart and my trust to Him. But I want to place something good in my heart, a gift of thoughts, thoughts of Him and thoughts from the Bible. I know He would like such a present. I made a list of some verses that would work well, that could be memorized and thus used to fill my thoughts with the good things of God. If you have an interest you may want to choose one.

Daniel 12:3
Matthew 11;28-30
Proverbs 3:5-6 (Mom chose this one.)
Mark 12:29-31
Romans 12:1-2
Philippians 2:5-8
Philippians 1:6
Philippians 1:21
Lamentations 3:22-23
Lamentations 3:24-26