"Wrapped"

Luke 2:7ESV

And she gave birth to her firstborn son and

wrapped him in swaddling cloths and

laid him in a manger,

because there was no place for them in the inn.

This is a combined post for Spiritual Sundays and for Red Writing's Twelve Weeks

of Christmas-Week 11-Gift Wrapping Contest.

I would never win a gift wrapping contest. My husband does most of our wrapping, but we hadn't gotten any wrapping done before today, so I did wrap the gifts shown above for our granddaughter.

All day, as I have thought about the word "wrapped", the above verse keeps coming to my mind. I keep thinking of Mary as she wrapped swaddling cloths around baby Jesus. I think of the day in June, 23 1/2 years ago, when I gave birth to my firstborn son. The above pictures are of my husband and my sister-in-law wrapping their arms around my son, with love.

Just think about how much love Mary had in her heart as she wrapped her arms around baby Jesus.

Just think about how much love Jesus had in his heart, when he wrapped his arms around the children who came to listen to Him.

Just think about how much love God has for each of us, as he wraps his love around us everyday.

I hope you do know the love of Jesus.

I wish you a Merry CHRISTmas!!!

Sandy

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for some beautiful gift wrapping ideas.