Messiah's gift to you

In our heart's depth we all want to be better, to find a deeper purpose, to feel that our lives really matter.

I felt that way last year at Christmas. All the vital signs for contentment were there—happy marriage, home, joy—and yet I still felt empty. One evening I bought a recording of Handel's Messiah as a present to myself. I was looking for great music, but what I found as I listened was something larger.