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12 before I got my first off-the-rack, store-bought dress. I can’t remem-
ber that dress even though at the time I thought I had finally crossed over
to the real world. Funny, isn’t it though, how vivid my memory is of my
extended family wardrobe, even without DVD proof.

Without sounding too contrived, Christ’s birth can also be viewed as
nothing more and nothing less than a hand-me-down. His birth is the
ultimate gift that keeps on giving to a world in desperate need of mean-
ing. The (im)possible truth of Christmas, for me, is a fabric of love care-
fully stitched together by Christ, the ultimate gift. Maybe being shaped
by hand-me-downs isn’t so bad after all.

Bev Graves

Prayer: Dear God, thank you for the gift of your Son and for your love
that never ends. May we hand down that love to all we meet during this
season of joy and during all of the seasons yet to come.