We work in gratitude for what we have received, not for what we will get in return. This is true humility.
The Gothic Style: Pentecost
The Holy Sepulcher, Rabbi Hillel, and "1984"
Hermits, Icons, and the Sacred
Saint Brigid and the Love of the Trinity
Augustine and the Holy Spirit
Faith and Family
God is Community
The Artist and the Road To Sainthood
How God Teaches Us Patience
How Artistic Gifts Have the Power To Unite Us
Obedience and the Creative Community
The Arts and Battles in the Holy Sepulchre
Are You Using All of Your Gifts?
“God-given gifts are by definition supernatural gifts. Even if they seem common or mundane, we can trust in their ability to work supernatural wonders.”
Have you ever wondered what God is trying to tell you? Have you ever felt frustrated because you don’t believe God is speaking to you at all? It may be that you just don’t recognize His voice.
God speaks to us through the gifts He has given us. Each one of us is given a unique set of gifts, and there are no small gifts. “To each individual some manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit.” These gifts are not given to us to hoard and use for our own pleasure, they are given to us to help one another, to benefit the common good. As these are God-given gifts they are by definition supernatural gifts. Even if they seem common or mundane, we can trust in their ability to work supernatural wonders.