“The gift that keeps on giving” is a proverbial saying that describes a gift or decision or action that has a lasting impact. One example is establishing an endowment fund. An endowment is a way in which money can be given as a gift and then the impact of the gift continues for decades to come for the intended receiver.
Our heavenly Father has blessed us with a gift that keeps on giving. The Son of God became incarnate in Jesus, son of Mary. Jesus’ life of obedience thirty years later leads him to his suffering and death on the cross. His death on the cross is so that we may have life. Three days later Jesus rises from the dead through the power of the Holy Spirit.
We have come to understand that Jesus’ death and resurrection are a gift to us. And, it is a gift that keeps on giving. On account of Christ, our heavenly Father forgives our sins, again and again and again and again. On account of Christ, our heavenly Father sends the Holy Spirit in order to bring us to faith and bring us into the life of the church. On account of Christ, we have the promise of resurrection life. In Holy Baptism we are joined with a death like his so that we may enjoy a resurrection like his.
Jesus is a gift that keeps on giving.
One of the ways in which the Church honors the gift of Christ’s resurrection is to extend the celebration of Easter over a seven-week period. This way we may continue to celebrate the gift of God for the people of God, the gift that keeps on giving!
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