Prop: ribbons or if possible small gift boxes tied with ribbons (you can also tie ribbons to a manger….or to the altar or another item, such as a cross)

All of us know the talk in our culture today about giftedness. If you go into any bookstore, you’ll find titles such as “The Drama of the Gifted Child,” “Gifted Grownups,” “Teaching Gifted Kids in Today’s Classroom,” “The Gifted Adult,” and there are many others!

Not everyone agrees. Authors like Seth Godin will tell you that every person in his or her own way is “gifted.” Or that “giftedness” can be learned, which is disputed by others who say that not everyone is “gifted,” while still others claim that the very idea of “giftedness” creates difficulties and dichotomies for children as well as developing adults.

Why the labels? Why are …