He Gave Us Himself

                            And when we give each other Christmas gifts in His name, 
                            let us remember that He has given us 
                            the sun and the moon and the stars, 
                            and the earth with its forests and mountains and oceans - and 
                            all that lives and move upon them. 

                            He has given us all green things and 
                            everything that blossoms and bears fruit and 
                            all that we quarrel about and 
                            all that we have misused - and 
                            to save us from our foolishness, 
                            from all our sins, 
                            He came down to earth and gave us Himself.

                            ~ Sigrid Undset