They deserve your attention and care, even if all you do is smile and say hello. I ve never forgotten that lesson. I also learned her name was Dorothy. We could stand to give the Christ Child the gift of frankincense, the gift of integrity in our inner thoughts. The gift of myrrh.
Myrrh is used for embalming.
It is associated with death. We need to come to terms with death and God. Job raised the question that we all raise at some point in our life. My confirmation class raises them every year. You may recall that at the end Job, these questions are met with divine silence.