GOLD

Gold

ADVENT 14

Gold is what we give to people to say they are special. We make weddings rings out of it. They used to make watches out of it to give as retirement gifts. The daily value of it is even a part of the news.

But to give it to an infant?  Gold is a ‘for all of life’ gift (marriage) or ‘for the rest of your life’ gift (retirement) - hardly appropriate for a baby.

Unless, of course, all of the baby’s life is itself a gift …