The holidays are fast approaching, and it seems to be one of the most stressful times in our society today. From the richest to the poor, everyone is anxious, not only about what to offer but whether the recipient will love it. If giving or gifting was about buying and offering something to someone, what should the poorest amongst the poor offer? What has giving and gifting really turned in to? Who really benefits from today’s dogmatic way of giving and gifting where people are feeling pressured to break their bank accounts? Giving and Gifting today seem more like self-indulgence and vanity. What happened to the wisdom of “Giving to the Needy” by Matthew 6:3-4. It states: “But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secret. And your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you…” Not only can you give and gift in secret with nothing, but no one is too poor to give the right way!