Gift-giving

December makes us think about gift-giving. Some meaningful quotes:

Every gift that is given, however small it may be, is great if it is given with affection. —Pindar

Yesterday’s the past, tomorrow’s the future, but today is a gift—that’s why it’s called the present! —Bil Keane

The greatest gift that you can give to others is the gift of unconditional love and acceptance. —Brian Tracy

Take away all the other luxuries in life, and if you can make someone smile and laugh, you have given the most special gift: Happiness. —Brad Garrett

God gave you the gift of 86,400 seconds today. Have you used one to say “thank you”?—William Arthur Ward

Love is always bestowed as a gift—freely, willingly and without expectations.—Leo Buscaglia

Gratitude

What I see in the Bible, especially in the book of Psalms, which is a book of gratitude, is the recognition that all good things on Earth are God’s. They’re good if we recognize where they come from, and if we treat them the way the Designer intended them to be treated.—Philip Yancey

Christmas is about giving, which stems from the greatest gift the world has ever received—Jesus Christ.—Monica Johnson

To be poor doesn’t mean you lack the means to extend charity to others. You may lack money or food, but you have the gift of friendship to overwhelm the loneliness that grips the lives of many.—Stanley Hauerwas

Every gift from a friend is a wish for your happiness!—Richard Bach

Joy in looking and comprehending is nature’s most beautiful gift.—Albert Einstein

People give each other things that can’t be gift-wrapped.—Nadine Gordimer

Love is unconditional—it liberates; love is the reason why I do what I do. It is the greatest gift we have!—BeBe  Winans

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