The wise men that came to see Jesus brought him gifts, “they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.” (Matthew 2:11) In December 2009 Wendy Kenney said, “Most scholars agree that the gifts were symbolic. The gold symbolized Jesus’s kingship, frankincense His divinity, and myrrh His suffering and death, since myrrh was a substance used to perfume dead bodies before burial.”
For the past 4 years my husband and I have used the symbolic names of these gifts to give to our children for their Christmas presents. We give them a Frankincense gift, the gift of “meaning”. This gift is usually a homemade gift or scriptures, things that mean something. The gift of Myrrh is the gift of “usefulness”. This gift, like the name, is something useful. I’ve made blankets, given clothes, school supplies, things of that nature. The gift of Gold is usually a toy and to help “Santa” become more part of our ‘Christ celebration’ Santa brings the gift of Gold.
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