The Biggest Present

The gifts under the Christmas tree flooded the room. Everyone spotted the large box, wrapped in red holly berry paper, standing upright against the wall. With seven siblings, I never considered that the massive box held my name. To my surprise, someone handed me the largest gift. The box contained a doll house, three stories high, with cardboard walls and a plastic elevator.

As I grew, I learned of a much larger present, given long ago. Although not covered in paper, this Gift was wrapped in strips of cloth. Never tucked under a Christmas tree, this Gift adorned a tree with his bloodied body. Immanuel, God with us.

My doll house is long gone. Thankfully, the best Gift dwells

with us now and forever.