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Across the Fence:  What gift would you give the Christ child?  |
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Patsy
True Blue Farmgirl
592 Posts
Illinois
USA
592 Posts |
 Posted - Nov 30 2009 : 06:22:27 AM
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Gold is a precious metal and has monetary value. It represented Jesus' Kingship.
Myrrh is a resin (dried sap) from the Myrrh tree. It is used in perfumes and incense. It was commonly used as an embalming ointment in Jesus' day. This was a startling gift for a young boy--it represented His death.
Frankincense is another resin, an aromatic one, from the milky sap of the Boswellia Tree. it is used as perfume, incense and in aromatherapy today, and was used in religious rites in Jesus' time. This represented homage to God.
All of these were costly gifts.
We know what the wise men gave, what one gift would you give?
I think I would give eggs. The perfect protein to feed him.
Patsy
I think that if a mortal ever heard the voice of God, it would be in a garden at the cool of the day. (F. Moore)
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gramadinah
True Blue Farmgirl
3557 Posts
Diana
Orofino
ID
USA
3557 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2009 : 07:24:09 AM
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My faith in his life.
Diana
Farmgirl Sister #273 |
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ruralfarmgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
4309 Posts
Rene'
Prosser
WA
USA
4309 Posts |
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Karrieann
True Blue Farmgirl
1900 Posts
Karrieann
Northeast
Georgia
USA
1900 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2009 : 08:05:15 AM
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...I have nothing to give but my best ...I try to.
Karrieann ~ Farmgirl Sister #766
(29 Sept 2009) |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13645 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13645 Posts |
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shepherdgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
1008 Posts
Tracy
California
USA
1008 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2009 : 09:00:19 AM
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My complete and total being. He ransomed HIS life for MINE. I owe him nothing less.....
Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. ~~ George Carlin |
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Calicogirl
True Blue Farmgirl
5216 Posts
Sharon
Bruce Crossing
Michigan
USA
5216 Posts |
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Lynner
True Blue Farmgirl
225 Posts
Sheri
Missouri
USA
225 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2009 : 2:08:14 PM
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Ceejay, I loved your response. I love Oswald Chambers, perhaps you were thinking of him.
That is a tough answer, what to give the one who gave the most and best gift possible. Perhaps my best gift would be, to love, worship and adore Him.
Sheri
Many Hands Make Light Work!
...God made the seed to grow...1 Cor 3:6
The best fertilizer for a farm, are the farmers footsteps... |
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ceejay48
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm/Sharpshooter
13645 Posts
CeeJay (CJ)
Dolores
Colorado
USA
13645 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2009 : 3:44:51 PM
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Sheri,
I read "My Utmost for His Highest" EVERY day . . . EVERY YEAR!!! It's always SO-O-O-O timely, sometimes piercing, sometimes convicting, sometimes encouraging!!!
But, my utmost for His Highest is what I truly DESIRE to give!!!! Hard, huh??
CJ
...from the barefoot farmgirl in SW Colorado...sister chick #665
From my Heart - www.fromacelticheart.blogspot.com
From my Hands - www.cjscreations-ceejay.blogspot.com |
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1badmamawolf
True Blue Farmgirl
2199 Posts
Teresa
"Bent Fence Farms"
Ca
USA
2199 Posts |
Posted - Nov 30 2009 : 4:47:29 PM
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I would give him my total being...
"Treat the earth well, it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children" |
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prariehawk
True Blue Farmgirl
2914 Posts
Cindy
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paradiseplantation
True Blue Farmgirl
1277 Posts
julie
social springs community
Louisiana
USA
1277 Posts |
Posted - Dec 01 2009 : 07:36:39 AM
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my life.
from the hearts of paradise... |
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buffypuff
True Blue Farmgirl
1183 Posts
Claudia
Deer Park
WA
USA
1183 Posts |
Posted - Dec 01 2009 : 08:02:04 AM
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I loved what gramadinah and ruralfarmergirl said. It was faith in Jesus' life, and time. I think these 2 are what I find the hardest and yet most important for me. The wise men had faith that there was someone or something special in the star, and took time to search. There is time daily to seek, and time in committment over the long haul...to give faith time. There in lies the test. Their's was not a sprint, but a marathon. Some say that it took over a year of travel, stopping on the way, maybe questioning themselves & what they were doing. There are circumstances in everyone's life that cause one to question, ME to question my faith,... is God really in charge of this circumstance. I sometimes struggle with this, but Jesus asked if when He returned would He find faith. So my committment is to continue in faith of Him all the time & daily. Come to think of it, I can't do it on my own, only by His gift of grace.
Buffypuff/ Claudia
Farmgirl & Sister #870
"Half of success is the assurance of support along the way." cr
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
11303 Posts
kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
11303 Posts |
Posted - Dec 01 2009 : 08:25:02 AM
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I know what He wants from me. He wants my ALL. My total being.
Kris
Happiness is simple. |
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Lynner
True Blue Farmgirl
225 Posts
Sheri
Missouri
USA
225 Posts |
Posted - Dec 02 2009 : 06:43:36 AM
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Ceejay,
I have been married for 32+ years, and My Utmost for His Highest was a wedding gift. Over the years, and through many moves, outside of the country, etc. I got separated from the book. Two years ago for Christmas, my husband bought me a leather bound edition. And of course, I love it. Oswald has so much insight, and his writings never grow old. Truth never changes.
Sheri
Many Hands Make Light Work!
...God made the seed to grow...1 Cor 3:6
The best fertilizer for a farm, are the farmers footsteps... |
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Annab
True Blue Farmgirl
2900 Posts
Anna
Seagrove
NC
USA
2900 Posts |
Posted - Dec 02 2009 : 4:09:59 PM
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| Because He died for us, I no longer need to offer MY life, so I offer the God given talent of being able to make really, REALLY good jams and jellies |
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Ga Girl
True Blue Farmgirl
2355 Posts
Karen
Meansville
Ga.
USA
2355 Posts |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2009 : 04:56:16 AM
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I would give Him my true thanks and praise. And if I had gotten to be one of those who actually saw him as a babe, I would want to give him a blanket.
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
Edited by - jpbluesky on Dec 03 2009 04:57:07 AM |
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Amie C.
True Blue Farmgirl
2099 Posts
Finger Lakes Region
NY
2099 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2009 : 06:39:00 AM
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| Yeah, I'm thinking along the same lines: the child part rather than the Christ part. I'd give him a big care package of antibiotics, cough medicine, and baby tylenol from the future. We know he's not going to succumb to infant mortality, but wouldn't that make life easier? |
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momshopsalotta
True Blue Farmgirl
232 Posts
Connie
Hertford
NC
USA
232 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2009 : 06:46:32 AM
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| My time, given freely and with no epectations, like Christ gave to us. |
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dutchy
True Blue Farmgirl
4427 Posts
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Posted - Dec 03 2009 : 06:57:09 AM
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My best. My all. My Faith.
Hugs from Marian/Dutchy, a farmgirl from the Netherlands :)
My personal blog:
http://just-me-a-dutch-girl.blogspot.com/
Almost daily updates on me and mine :)
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julia hayes
True Blue Farmgirl
1132 Posts
julia
medical lake
wa
USA
1132 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2009 : 09:43:48 AM
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With all due respect;
If I were to present something to Jesus, it would be:
Dinner to celebrate the birth and to restore the fatigue this family must have endured. I would present;
lamb stew
Challah
wine & water
In honor of this family, I would present them with a star of David made from twigs found around home.
For Jesus, I would present him with a handmade Kippah or yamulke as we know them to be called. I would also present him with a handmade, handwoven tallit (prayer shawl).
In celebration of the peacemaker and teacher of love, tolerance and social justice that he was to become, I would bring flowers for the occupying force--the Roman soldiers. ~julia
being simple to simply be
Farmgirl #30
www.julia42.etsy.com
www.about-aria.blogspot.com |
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jpbluesky
True Blue Farmgirl
6066 Posts
Jeannie
Florida
USA
6066 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2009 : 2:50:24 PM
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These thoughts are all so wonderful, but I am still feeling I would have this overhwleming urge to wrap him in a good blanket, and give him a hug. I read somewhere that if the three wise men had been women, there would have been casseroles, bedding, and hot tea. I loved that!
Farmgirl Sister # 31
www.blueskyjeannie.blogspot.com
Psalm 51: 10-13 |
Edited by - jpbluesky on Dec 03 2009 2:54:56 PM |
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4HMom
True Blue Farmgirl
720 Posts
Kelly
Montana
720 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2009 : 2:52:50 PM
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Nicely said, Julia. :)
"Be the change you want to see in the world" -Gandhi |
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Diane B Carter
True Blue Farmgirl
1270 Posts
Diane
Blasdell
N.Y.
USA
1270 Posts |
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Beverley
True Blue Farmgirl
2707 Posts
Beverley
atlanta
Michigan
USA
2707 Posts |
Posted - Dec 03 2009 : 4:48:53 PM
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This is an excellent question and I very hard one to answer. If I was there at the time of his birth I would have liked to have been the one to give him and his parents a warm, soft , comfortable place to stay. I hate the thought of them being in the manger because it must have been drafty.. I understand the humble beginnings but I just don't like the thought of any baby being born in those conditions. But as Jesus Christ ,I would for sure give him my faith in him because we have not seen the most wonderous things yet to come but we have faith that they are there as he has said they will be. believing and faith is all he asks of us because things here on earth really have no meaning.
Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog....Charles F. Doran
beverley baggett Beverley with an extra E...
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