There’s a common dilemma every child faces when they want to give one of their parents a gift. They may want to give their mother or father something nice, but the resources they have on hand tend to be limited. Children typically don’t have financial resources they can utilize, and even if they did, they don’t have independent access to transportation that would allow them to purchase something from a store. If they want to give their parents a gift, most often they need to create that gift from scratch with the resources they have on hand.

This is why children typically give similar gifts. Most often they draw you a picture, rub your back, volunteer to take care of a chore, make you some form of fake food, or prepare an actual meal which consists of ingredients they find in the kitchen. When compared to the resources you have access to, their options are much more limited, but they do the best they can with what they have in order to let you know they love you.

In the days leading up to the arrest and crucifixion of Jesus, He was blessed by the generous kindness that was shown to Him by Mary the sister of Lazarus. She did what she could with what she had, but her kindness stood out in the midst of those who had purposed in their heart to betray and kill Jesus.

“It was now two days before the Passover and the Feast of Unleavened Bread. And the chief priests and the scribes were seeking how to arrest him by stealth and kill him, for they said, ‘Not during the feast, lest there be an uproar from the people.’”  –  and a professor at Cairn University where he leads the Digital Media and Communication program.  He also leads an online community called Platform Launchers where he helps people build message-based online platforms.

 John has authored over 30 books and presently hosts several podcasts on the LifeAudio podcast network.  His shows have been downloaded millions of times by listeners throughout the world.

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