In this the love of God was made manifest among us, that God sent his only Son into the world, so that we might live through him. (1 John 4:9 ESV)

Let’s be honest. Christmas is a reciprocal kinda holiday. When we give a gift, we expect something in return. We might only want a ‘thank you’ but we want something. Most of the time we want an equal or greater gift. When we don’t get it, we are a bit disappointed. (Ok - maybe that’s just me!) Because of this ‘rule’ of Christmas, we are a bit picky about who deserves a gift.

But what if you got nothing in return. In fact, would you be willing to give a gift to someone that hated you? Probably not, because they deserve something worse than coal for Christmas, right? But this week, I want to tell you about how Christmas, at it’s core, is about unreciprocated giving.