Sermon: When a Gift Comes With a Guilt Trip

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# **⛪️ Church of NORMAL**

### **Sermon: “The Gift That Needed an Apology”**

Beloved congregation, gather ‘round.

This week’s scripture comes from the Book of *Why-Are-You-Like-This*, verse *Unrequested Gifts 4:20*:

> **“A gift I didn’t want…
> and somehow *I* had to apologize for it.”**

The moment my honest reaction didn’t match the fantasy someone storyboarded in their mind, I was blessed with this divine declaration:

> **“My heart hurts.”**

Church… hear me.

Some gifts come with ribbons.
Some come with receipts.
And some come with **emotional strings you could rappel down a mountain with.**

Let the Church say: *Nope.*

A real gift does **not** require:

* A performance
* A guilt offering
* A tear-based worship service
* An apology tour
* Or a nervous-system sacrifice at the altar of someone else’s expectations

If your “generosity” comes packaged with guilt, shame, or a passive-aggressive sermon?

That is not generosity.
That is **emotional taxation**.

And in the Church of NORMAL, we tithe joy, not panic.

So today’s blessing is simple:

**You are allowed to not want what you did not ask for.**
**You are allowed to disappoint expectations you never consented to.**
**And someone else’s “my heart hurts” is not your spiritual assignment.**

Go in peace, Saints of NORMAL.
May your gifts be string-free
and your boundaries holy.

Amen and amen.