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The GB News 12 Days of Christmas. Day 2
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Hello, my name is Marjorie and I'm a Baptist Minister in the Centre of Sheffield
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Happy Christmas to you in this season. Yesterday was a wonderful day of celebration
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We celebrated Emmanuel, God with us, God given to us. and on Boxing Day we get the chance to mirror this heart of generosity. Maybe the gifts have
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now been unwrapped, there's wrapping paper everywhere, the meals have been eaten and the
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house is a bit messier than usual, relationships might even be strained but God's invitation for
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today is simple, let what you have received from him overflow into how you treat others
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as Jesus said in the scripture freely you have received freely give that doesn't always mean
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giving money or items to those in need though it can mean this like the boxing day tradition
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it can also mean giving forgiveness patience an encouraging word or a listening ear
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sometimes being with family gives us the perfect opportunity to do these very things with people
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who are in our closest orbit. It can mean slowing down long enough
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to see someone who feels unseen. It can mean carrying peace, the peace of Christ
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into the ordinary day after the holidays. When we share generously, we don't lose anything
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We simply pass along what God has already poured into us
