I have a brown chest next to baby Jesus in his manger at Christmas. Inside the chest is a bottle of frankincense, a bottle of myrrh, and a smaller chest with gold coins. Scripture tells us these gifts were brought by the Magi to baby Jesus. My grandkids love to open these chests and view the gifts. My granddaughter likes to tell me that frankincense doesn't smell good. The box of gold coins, however, fascinates them. I have seen them run around the house with them several times, passing out the coins to each other.
The day after Christmas, I found some gold coins left behind on a bookshelf. I picked them up to put them back in the small chest. When I opened the chest, I started to laugh. Mixed in with the gold coins were M&Ms. Apparently, my grandchildren had found my hidden stash!
Traditionally, M&M's were not among the gifts given to baby Jesus (probably because they did not exist yet). But I wondered if this might be a new tradition for my family. The M&Ms could represent how sweet Jesus makes our lives. Jesus, our anointed, high priest King, is my sweet Savior! I felt blessed and overjoyed to have my grandchildren unveil this Epiphany to me!
-Susan
