Seeing the star, the wise men, who
had studied the prophecies, set out to find the newborn King. Among their
belongings and supplies were gifts to give the King. These were gifts given to
those of royal birth. Can you remember what they were? Gold, frankincense and myrrh.
Some believe these gifts had special significance: gold for His kingship, frankincense
for His priestly role and myrrh for His embalming when He died. The wise men
must have been so excited to finally find the King they had searched for. Have
you found The King? Are you excited about it? Don’t you want to share that joy
with someone else?
We all know what gold is!
Frankincense and myrrh are both resins from trees. You might not be able to
give these as a gift to someone else, but you can give them a gift of spices!
Put together in a jar:
2 sticks of cinnamon
1 Tablespoon of whole cloves
A few star anise
2 whole nutmeg
Some dried ginger
1 Tablespoon cardamom pods
Spices need to be heated to release
their aroma, so to fill your house with the smell of Christmas, place the
contents of the jar into a saucepan, cover with water and heat to a simmer.
This would make a great gift –
simple and easy!
‘… they went on their way, and the
star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the
place where the child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On
coming to the house, they saw the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed
down and worshipped him. Then they opened their treasures and presented him
with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh.’ Matthew 2:9-11
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