Christmas is doing a little something extra for someone. (Charley Brown in Peanuts

Three weeks from today millions around the world will celebrate Christmas. This time of year the “Christmas spirit” pervades our hearts, and we want to do kind and generous things for people. It’s a noble sentiment, but it is only a mere suggestion of the season’s real meaning. 

If you . . . know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him! (Matthew 7:11)