To put the gift of eternity into perspective let’s take this roll of Christmas ribbon and unroll it all the way down the hall.(Invite some of the kids to help with this). The ribbon symbolizes eternity. Now, take a pencil such as this and make a mark anywhere on that ribbon. Any idea what that mark symbolizes? Your life and mine in the here and now in relation to the there and then, or eternity. Compare that pencil mark to the length of the ribbon and you’ll get a perspective on just what kind of gift God is offering you in Jesus the Christ.