The greatest gift of all
published: Saturday | December 6, 2003

THE EDITOR, Sir:

MERRY CHRISTMAS to you and yours, Jamaica, and best wishes for a holiday season filled with warmth and love, whether Christmas to you represents time off from work, partying with friends, frantic gift shopping for loved ones, a religious commemoration, or all of the above.

Have you ever trudged through store after store, searching for the perfect gifts for those dear to you? When finally the presents are all wrapped and under the tree, something still seems to be missing. You're tired. Maybe you worry about losing your job in today's rumble-tumble economy, and you wonder how you're going to provide for yourself, or your family, next year. Or perhaps relations with those close to you are strained, and your heart is crying out for some peace and the simple joys of life.

The reason we celebrate Christmas at all is because God gave us the greatest gift anyone could give - His Son, Jesus. Though Jesus came into the world as a tiny baby, He brought with Him all of God's wonderful gifts. As He grew older, He unwrapped these gifts for us, one by one, by teaching us how to love God and each other. Then, when Jesus died for us, He gave us the greatest gift of all--freedom from fear of death, and a promise of eternal life in Heaven when our time on Earth is done.

I am, etc.,

TED RUDOW III

Tedr77@aol.com

PO Box 1222

Menlo Park, CA

Via Go-Jamaica