Gifts

You don’t need my money. Nor do you need me to buy you a new car.

You don’t need me to cuddle with you at night. Nor do you need me to make you coffee in the morning.

You don’t need me to mow the lawn or fix your leaky faucet.

You don’t need my steady, blue eyes or my easy smile.

You don’t need my grace, counsel, or support.

In fact, there is nothing I have, or nothing I do that you need . . .

For you are still as God created you — whole, perfect, and complete.

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I don’t need your house. Nor do I need your health insurance.

I don’t need you to fall asleep in my arms at night. Nor do I need you to awaken with me in the morning.

I don’t need your inviting, green eyes or your warm, beautiful smile.

I don’t need you to make passionate love to me.

I don’t need your grace, counsel, or support.

In fact, there is nothing you have, or nothing you do that I need . . .

For I am still as God created me — whole, perfect, and complete.

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Yet these gifts — when freely given from a heart filled with joy — lift our spirits.

They are blessings that restore our faith. They provide comfort and reassurance in a world that seldom makes sense.

These gifts form the foundation of a holy sanctuary.

And in the human experience, they are the essence of love.