Self-giving at Christmas by Prayer with Father Flader published on 2021-12-23T04:32:26Z The first Christmas gift was Jesus Christ himself: “So much did God love the world that he sent his only-begotten Son.” In this meditation we use Mary’s visitation to her kinswoman Elizabeth and other texts of Scripture to consider how we can respond to that gift by: Giving ourselves to God through our life of prayer, penance and charity Growing in joy by knowing God close to us Bringing the joy of Christ to others, as Mary did, by our generous, cheerful self-giving to them Genre Religion & Spirituality