Miracles and Wonders
Gold Wrapping Paper
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The story goes that some time ago a mother punished her five-year-old daughter for
wasting a roll of expensive gold wrapping paper.
Money was tight and she became even more upset when the child used the gold paper
to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree.
Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift box to her mother the next morning and said,
"This is for you, Momma."
The mother was embarrassed by her earlier over-reaction, but her anger flared again
when she opened the box and found it was empty.
She spoke to her daughter in a harsh manner. "Don't you know, young lady, when you
give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside the package?"
She had tears in her eyes and said, "Oh, Momma, it's not empty! I blew kisses into it
until it was full."
The mother was crushed. She fell on her knees and put her arms around her little girl,
and she begged her forgiveness for her thoughtless anger.
An accident took the life of the child only a short time later, and it is told that the
mother kept that gold box by her bed all the years of her life. Whenever she was
discouraged or faced difficult problems she would open the box and take out an
imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us, as human beings, have been given a golden box filled
with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends and GOD. There is
no more precious possession anyone could hold.
wasting a roll of expensive gold wrapping paper.
Money was tight and she became even more upset when the child used the gold paper
to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree.
Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift box to her mother the next morning and said,
"This is for you, Momma."
The mother was embarrassed by her earlier over-reaction, but her anger flared again
when she opened the box and found it was empty.
She spoke to her daughter in a harsh manner. "Don't you know, young lady, when you
give someone a present there's supposed to be something inside the package?"
She had tears in her eyes and said, "Oh, Momma, it's not empty! I blew kisses into it
until it was full."
The mother was crushed. She fell on her knees and put her arms around her little girl,
and she begged her forgiveness for her thoughtless anger.
An accident took the life of the child only a short time later, and it is told that the
mother kept that gold box by her bed all the years of her life. Whenever she was
discouraged or faced difficult problems she would open the box and take out an
imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there.
In a very real sense, each of us, as human beings, have been given a golden box filled
with unconditional love and kisses from our children, family, friends and GOD. There is
no more precious possession anyone could hold.