gifts

They always gives me bath salts," complained Nobby. "And bath soap and bubble bath and herbal bath lumps and tons of bath stuff and I can't think why, 'cos it's not as if I hardly ever has a bath. You'd think they'd take the hint, wouldn't you?

The gifts of God that are hidden within us are designed not only for our own needs but also forthe needs of others.

There is no greater gift like LOVE.

What are the gifts given to we who live Below?""Long life, health, strength, and happiness.""What is the curse of those who live Above?""Short life, illness, weakness, and misery.""Is this fair?""It is fair. It is as the gods decreed at the time of the Divide. Some have to stay Above so that humanity might survive Below.""Then give thanks.

God has given us all different abilities and gifts, so that through them we can bring God__ love and His presence into the land where we are called

Many an injustice is presented as a solution and gift.

That is the fundamental nature of gifts: they move, and their value increases with their passage.

A wise lover values not so much the gift of the lover as the love of the giver.

There! I can__ fix the whole country, and it will only last a few days, but I present you with the sun, on behalf of my dreadfully boring magic.__e bows low, holding out his hand. I reach out tentatively, afraid of being burned, but the globe merely hovers above my hand where I slide it on top of Finn__. It__ golden and deliciously warm and instantly makes me happier and more at ease than I__e been in weeks.I laugh, delighted, and by the look on Finn__ face you__ think I was the one who had given him an absurd and wonderful gift.

Peter, Adam's Son," said Father Christmas."Here, sir," said Peter."These are your presents," was the answer, "and they are tools, not toys. The time to use them is perhaps near at hand. Bear them well." With these words he handed to Peter a shield and a sword. The shield was the color of silver and across it there ramped a red lion, as bright as a ripe strawberry at the moment when you pick it. The hilt of the sword was of gold and it had a sheath and a sword belt and everything it needed, and it was just the right size and weight for Peter to use. Peter was silent and solemn as he received these gifts, for he felt they were a very serious kind of present."Susan, Eve's Daughter," said Father Christmas. "These are for you," and he handed her a bow and a quiver full of arrows and a little ivory horn. "You must use the bow only in great need," he said, "for I do not mean you to fight in the battle. It does not easily miss. And when you put this horn to your lips and blow it, then, wherever you are, I think help of some kind will come to you."Last of all he said, "Lucy, Eve's Daughter," and Lucy came forward. He gave her a little bottle of what looked like glass (but people said afterwards that it was made of diamond) and a small dagger. "In this bottle," he said, "there is a cordial made of the juice of one of the fire-flowers that grow on the mountains of the sun. If you or any of your friends is hurt, a few drops of this will restore them. And the dagger is to defend yourself at great need. For you also are not to be in the battle.""Why, sir?" said Lucy. "I think- I don't know- but I think I could be brave enough.""That is not the point," he said. "But battles are ugly when women fight.

If you have had a bad day, remember that tomorrow is a wonderful gift and a new chance to try again.

The truer you are to yourself, the greater your gifts will manifest themselves.

The best way to be thankful for the gift of life is to not throw it away.

The gift blesses the giver.

If you wish to see God; look people in the eye, listen to them, and see how they treat other people.

Somebody should have warned the Trojans. Beware of gifts bearing Greeks.

We will never outrun the nagging of original divinely inspired purpose.

Rich gifts wax poor when givers prove unkind.