{"id":621,"date":"2014-12-23T18:43:03","date_gmt":"2014-12-24T01:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/?p=621"},"modified":"2014-12-23T18:50:45","modified_gmt":"2014-12-24T01:50:45","slug":"nativity-gifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/holydwelling.com\/blog\/2014\/12\/23\/prayer-of-the-heart\/silence\/nativity-gifts\/","title":{"rendered":"NATIVITY GIFTS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>NATIVITY GIFTS<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\u00a0Wise men from the East opened their Treasure,<br \/>\noffering Him gifts . . .<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 90px;\"><strong><em>GOLD\u00a0\u00a0 INCENSE\u00a0\u00a0 MYRRH<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0If I could give Christ Jesus a gift, would it be <strong>GOLD<\/strong>,<br \/>\nremembering others who freeze for lack of shelter?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">If I could give Christ Jesus a gift, would it be <strong>INCENSE<\/strong>,<br \/>\nremembering others who choke for lack of clean air?<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\">If I could give Christ Jesus a gift would it be <strong>MYRRH<\/strong>,<br \/>\nremembering others who die for lack of fragrant oil?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If I could give Christ Jesus a gift, it would be <strong>GOLD<\/strong>,<br \/>\nthe <strong>GOLD <\/strong>of <strong>SILENCE<\/strong> in daily prayer.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">If I could give Christ Jesus a gift, it would be <strong>INCENSE<\/strong>,<br \/>\nthe <strong>INCENSE <\/strong>of <strong>JOY<\/strong> offered at the altar.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 120px;\">If I could give Christ Jesus a gift, it would be <strong>MYRRH<\/strong>,<br \/>\nthe <strong>MYRRH <\/strong>of <strong>TEARS<\/strong> for easing of wounds.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Susan Creighton, 2014<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; NATIVITY GIFTS \u00a0Wise men from the East opened their Treasure, offering Him gifts . . . 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