5 Minutes with Jesus is a daily devotional series for people in the midst of real life, whether facing anxiety, grief, questions of purpose, or simply needing encouragement and connection. Hosted by Sheila Walsh, each five-minute episode offers Biblical truth, honest reflections on faith and emotions, and closes with a moment of prayer.
Closed captions
Show Timecode
| Sheila Walsh:The Greatest Gift of All | 5 Minutes with Jesus | December 7, 2025
- It's so
- 00:00:00.323 --> 00:00:01.524
- Easy to become overly familiar with the christmas story.
- 00:00:01.524 --> 00:00:03.793
- That we forget.
- 00:00:03.793 --> 00:00:04.661
- As the gift we so desperately need.
- 00:00:04.661 --> 00:00:06.996
- The one we can't live without.
- 00:00:06.996 --> 00:00:09.099
- So i invite you to come with me on a journey to exchange
- 00:00:09.099 --> 00:00:13.503
- Weariness for wonder and heartache.
- 00:00:13.503 --> 00:00:16.973
- For hope.
- 00:00:17.273 --> 00:00:18.374
- Let's remember the greatest gift of all.
- 00:00:18.374 --> 00:00:25.148
- My christmas memories
- 00:00:25.648 --> 00:00:26.850
- Of growing up in scotland are filled with simple wonder.
- 00:00:26.850 --> 00:00:30.019
- Cold wintry mornings.
- 00:00:30.019 --> 00:00:31.421
- Catching snowflakes on my tongue.
- 00:00:31.421 --> 00:00:33.490
- Then we would have tangerines
- 00:00:33.490 --> 00:00:34.757
- Wrapped in red and silver foil at the bottom of my stocking.
- 00:00:34.757 --> 00:00:38.161
- Brightly colored
- 00:00:38.528 --> 00:00:39.596
- Paper chains decorate our classrooms at school.
- 00:00:39.596 --> 00:00:42.432
- Our little christmas tree dusted off for one more year.
- 00:00:42.432 --> 00:00:45.802
- An angel with rosy cheeks placed carefully on top.
- 00:00:45.802 --> 00:00:48.938
- The children's service a church
- 00:00:49.606 --> 00:00:51.207
- We we brought are now unwrapped toys
- 00:00:51.207 --> 00:00:53.209
- Making for the noisiest service of the year.
- 00:00:53.209 --> 00:00:56.412
- There was one christmas morning i'll never forget.
- 00:00:56.412 --> 00:00:59.782
- I was seven years old.
- 00:00:59.782 --> 00:01:01.584
- I think it was the greatest of all.
- 00:01:01.584 --> 00:01:03.753
- It was just one thing i wanted.
- 00:01:03.753 --> 00:01:05.755
- That was all i wanted, a baby doll.
- 00:01:05.755 --> 00:01:08.224
- I'd seen it on the window of our town's only toy store.
- 00:01:08.224 --> 00:01:11.461
- She was surrounded by other toys, robots,
- 00:01:11.461 --> 00:01:14.230
- A bright red fire engine,
- 00:01:14.230 --> 00:01:15.932
- A wind up monkey that played drums
- 00:01:15.932 --> 00:01:18.101
- All draped in gold and silver tinsel.
- 00:01:18.101 --> 00:01:20.336
- She was beautiful and she was all i wanted for christmas.
- 00:01:20.336 --> 00:01:24.874
- Every christmas morning was the same in our home.
- 00:01:24.874 --> 00:01:27.343
- My brother steven and i would wake
- 00:01:27.343 --> 00:01:29.112
- Mom at 5:00 and be sent straight back to bed.
- 00:01:29.112 --> 00:01:32.282
- Try again six.
- 00:01:32.282 --> 00:01:33.683
- And finally, persuaded
- 00:01:33.683 --> 00:01:34.884
- By seven that we simply couldn't hold on for one more moment.
- 00:01:34.884 --> 00:01:38.454
- But we stand at the top of the stairs
- 00:01:38.454 --> 00:01:39.923
- With our sister frances, while mum went to investigate.
- 00:01:39.923 --> 00:01:43.193
- I could hardly breathe.
- 00:01:43.726 --> 00:01:44.894
- What if the baby doll wasn't there?
- 00:01:44.894 --> 00:01:46.462
- What would i do?
- 00:01:46.462 --> 00:01:47.730
- After what felt like an eternity.
- 00:01:47.730 --> 00:01:49.799
- Mum would tell us a miracle had happened overnight.
- 00:01:49.799 --> 00:01:52.802
- There were presents everywhere and now we could come down.
- 00:01:52.802 --> 00:01:56.406
- The lights on the tree were sparkling.
- 00:01:56.406 --> 00:01:58.775
- And the warmth of a fire took a chill off the winter.
- 00:01:58.775 --> 00:02:01.911
- As we raced into the living room,
- 00:02:01.911 --> 00:02:04.547
- I didn't look at my chair first, i couldn't.
- 00:02:04.547 --> 00:02:07.050
- Frances gifts
- 00:02:07.050 --> 00:02:08.218
- Roll is piled up on the chair to the left of the fire
- 00:02:08.218 --> 00:02:10.887
- Line to the right, and stiffens on the table.
- 00:02:10.887 --> 00:02:13.823
- Well, i looked at the table
- 00:02:13.823 --> 00:02:14.924
- And i saw robbie, the robot he'd been hoping for.
- 00:02:14.924 --> 00:02:17.760
- He was already tearing into the box.
- 00:02:17.760 --> 00:02:19.963
- Well, frances had a stack of new books
- 00:02:19.963 --> 00:02:21.731
- That would keep her busy and antisocial for months.
- 00:02:21.731 --> 00:02:25.368
- Finally, i
- 00:02:25.668 --> 00:02:26.636
- Took a deep breath and i looked at my chair.
- 00:02:26.636 --> 00:02:29.472
- After quick scan, i began to panic.
- 00:02:29.472 --> 00:02:32.275
- She wasn't there.
- 00:02:32.275 --> 00:02:33.977
- There were lots of gifts
- 00:02:33.977 --> 00:02:35.912
- And not the one i so desperately wanted.
- 00:02:35.912 --> 00:02:38.581
- I'm going to open your presents.
- 00:02:38.581 --> 00:02:40.083
- My mum asked.
- 00:02:40.083 --> 00:02:41.651
- I didn't want to cry, so i give the best smile i could.
- 00:02:41.651 --> 00:02:44.354
- As i began to peel christmas paper off
- 00:02:44.354 --> 00:02:46.222
- An assortment of games and puzzles.
- 00:02:46.222 --> 00:02:48.258
- And she said, what about your other gift?
- 00:02:48.258 --> 00:02:51.327
- What other gift?
- 00:02:51.694 --> 00:02:52.428
- I asked.
- 00:02:52.428 --> 00:02:53.763
- The one at your feet.
- 00:02:53.763 --> 00:02:55.531
- She said with a smile.
- 00:02:55.531 --> 00:02:57.700
- I looked down.
- 00:02:57.700 --> 00:02:59.168
- There she was, my baby doll
- 00:02:59.168 --> 00:03:01.638
- In a little cradle tucked under the chair.
- 00:03:01.638 --> 00:03:04.807
- I was so busy unwrapping the gifts on my chair
- 00:03:04.807 --> 00:03:07.977
- I missed the one right at my feet.
- 00:03:07.977 --> 00:03:09.879
- I remember that story every christmas
- 00:03:10.680 --> 00:03:12.315
- Morning because of the lesson it taught me.
- 00:03:12.315 --> 00:03:15.351
- It's so easy to miss the greatest gift of all.
- 00:03:15.351 --> 00:03:18.321
- The one that was laid right at our feet.
- 00:03:18.321 --> 00:03:21.791
- The one who we so desperately need.
- 00:03:21.791 --> 00:03:24.127
- It's always been that way.
- 00:03:24.127 --> 00:03:26.129
- On that first christmas morning, almost everyone
- 00:03:26.129 --> 00:03:28.798
- Missed the greatest gift ever given.
- 00:03:28.798 --> 00:03:31.801
- As the crowds poured into the cities
- 00:03:31.801 --> 00:03:33.603
- Of their birth to register.
- 00:03:33.603 --> 00:03:35.338
- No one was looking for a gift with tiny fingers.
- 00:03:35.338 --> 00:03:39.075
- No wonder most missed the gift that night.
- 00:03:39.075 --> 00:03:42.545
- Because he wanted it.
- 00:03:42.545 --> 00:03:43.613
- Not what they were looking for.
- 00:03:43.613 --> 00:03:45.481
- He was so very, very small.
- 00:03:45.481 --> 00:03:48.284
- I wonder if we've changed that much.
- 00:03:48.284 --> 00:03:50.486
- It's so easy to become overly familiar
- 00:03:50.486 --> 00:03:52.622
- With the christmas story.
- 00:03:52.622 --> 00:03:53.990
- That we forget is the gift we so desperately need.
- 00:03:53.990 --> 00:03:57.160
- The one we can't live without.
- 00:03:57.160 --> 00:03:59.262
- So i invite you to come with me on a journey to exchange
- 00:03:59.262 --> 00:04:03.633
- Weariness for wonder and heartache for hope.
- 00:04:03.633 --> 00:04:08.571
- Let's remember the greatest gift of all.
- 00:04:08.571 --> 00:04:11.774
- For unto us
- 00:04:12.108 --> 00:04:13.576
- A child is born, unto us a son is given.
- 00:04:13.576 --> 00:04:17.447
- And the government will be upon his shoulder,
- 00:04:17.447 --> 00:04:20.116
- And his name will be called wonderful
- 00:04:20.116 --> 00:04:22.785
- Counselor, mighty god, everlasting father,
- 00:04:22.785 --> 00:04:26.989
- Prince of peace.
- 00:04:27.357 --> 00:04:30.593
- Let's pray.
- 00:04:30.593 --> 00:04:32.662
- Father god, i want to thank you that you are willing
- 00:04:32.662 --> 00:04:35.531
- To let your son come and be born on this earth.
- 00:04:35.531 --> 00:04:39.035
- Thank you that you came, jesus.
- 00:04:39.035 --> 00:04:41.637
- And the hope that you brought is the same hope today.
- 00:04:41.637 --> 00:04:45.908
- Lord, i pray that during this season
- 00:04:45.908 --> 00:04:48.010
- We would not miss the gift that was laid right at our feet,
- 00:04:48.010 --> 00:04:52.482
- The one that every one of us so desperately needs.
- 00:04:52.482 --> 00:04:56.719
- And we thank you in jesus name.
- 00:04:56.719 --> 00:05:00.022
- Amen.
- 00:05:00.256 --> 00:05:00.256
