THE CHARISMS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
God's love for us is so great that he has provided us with every good gifts( spiritual and physical) to make us better. The holy spirit is the bearer of God's spiritual gifts thus it's best if we understand who the Holy spirit is.
Who is the Holy Spirit?
The Holy spirit is the third person of the Holy Trinity he is present and equal in strength. The Holy spirit is the beautiful and powerful part of God he is God's power in action, his finger his breath, his crafts man, God moves in the spirit . The Holy spirit is the least understood person of the Trinity usually mistaken for a Force, a ghost or even a god. But the holy spirit is a person who has feelings he can be sad, angry, happy , insulted, he loves,he communicates, he teaches, he shows willfulness, and discretion, he prays this are what distinguish him as a person.(Acts 23:2, Romans 8:26_27).The Holy spirit is man's closest friend because he lives in us to guide our hearts and decisions, to comforts and gives us hope he inspires us to be truly human not just to live but to live well thus, he gave us gifts and charisms to aid us.
The gift of the holy spirit differs from the charisms of the Holy spirit.The gifs of the Holy spirit which are; Wisdom, knowledge, Understanding, Council, Fortitude, Piety, and the Fear of the Lord, are given to us for our personal sanctification helping us become better Christians and strengthen our relationship with God.
WHAT IS A CHARISM?
A charism is an extraordinary power given to us by the Holy spirit for the common good of the church and for the service is others. There are 24 charisms of the Holy spirit which are;
Evangelism
Encouragement
Faith
Giving
Healing
Helps
Hospitality
Intercessorsry prayers
Knowledge
Leadership
Mercy
Missionary
Music
Pastoring
Prophecy
Service
Teaching
Voluntary poverty
Wisdom
Administration
Celibacy
Craftsmanship
Discernment of spirits
Inspirational writing.
Charisms are not our talents or specialty in some areas of life they are truly gifts of the Holy spirit to be used for the common good of the church and for the service of others.(1st Corinthians 12:17).
Thus, our charisms are not gifts to be preserved but they are to be used for the common good centered on love, justice, peace, and Holiness. So our charisms are directly dependent on Grace and connected to our relationship with God. In religious communities, charism is the soul of the community which gives purpose, motivation, and animates action.
Factors that affects manifestation of our charisms.
Cynism
Sin
Familiarity
Pride
The spirit of error
Refusal to obey the promptings of the Holy spirit in us.
Surpressing his voice in others.
Four simple steps that can help re enkindle our charisms and gifts.
Receiving baptism in the spirit ( starting anew with Christ)
Develop an intimate and personal relationship with God.
Hunger for gifts of the spirit.( 1st Corinthians 12:13, 14:1_39)
Take action by faith.( Matthew 25:14_30).
I will end with a quote from pope Francis.
" The Holy spirit wants to stay with us he's not a passing guest who comes to pay us a courtesy visit he is a companion for life a stable person he is a spirit and desires to dwell in our spirits. He is patient and stays with us even when we fall. He remains because he truly love's us and never leaves us alone when things gets difficult no he is
faithful, transparent, and authentic."
Thank you remain blessed. Sr Patience Danjuma OP.
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