Many years ago I began giving gifts of chocolate lambs, from our local chocolatier, instead of bunnies at Eastertime. I give to the adults as well as children. I place the lambs in pastel gift bags, add a pretty bow and tuck in an Easter poem as well. My family looks forward to receiving this sweet and meaningful gift each year.
Here's a similar idea...perhaps an even better one!
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A BETTER IDEA
It's
a better idea than spring baskets,
with
jelly beans, mallows and bows;
it's
far better than flowery straw bonnets,
Mary
Janes and brand new clothes,
a
much better idea than bunnies and chicks,
eggs
painted pink, purple, blue…
This
time let us give our sweet children
an
Easter present that'll ring true.
Let’s
give a plush lamb, all spotless and pure
and
tell them Jesus is its name…
Tell
them Jesus is the Hope of the World
and
Easter's the reason He came.
Tell
them God's Son is sinless and meek
He's
the unblemished Passover Lamb;
tell
them He died on Calvary's Cross
to
save sinners. He's the great I Am.
Tell
them that on the first Easter morning
Lamb
Jesus arose from the grave –
and
that is why in their tiny hands
is
the soft little lamb that you gave.
Tell
them Lord Jesus loves them so much
that
He wants to be their Best Friend.
Their
little lamb will remind them of that
after
Resurrection Day ends.
Tell
them chocolate bunnies, bonnets and beans
are
okay, but not the best part –
the
best part of Easter is Jesus, the Lamb,
Who
came to live in their hearts!
Maude Carolan
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