This came up in our Bible study last night - St. Paul's take on how the Spirit is given to us in the sacrament of Confirmation to convert our hearts & wills, to assemble the Church, to worship God worthily, to enable the living of a whole new life, & to share that new life in Christ Jesus with others. More gifts than we will ever fathom have been given to us just for this mission - the glorification of God & the sanctification of man. But we also have an obligation to recognize & use our gifts, especially the gift of discernment of spirits, because there is more than one spirit out there.
To wit, an intriguing article on The New Compassion from www.catholic.org. Catholics seem especially prone to this sort of PC-bullying. Rather, some willingly put the muzzle on themselves. Am I'm not talking about the usual left/right political divide, either. This is about grieving the Spirit with silly talk - calling a lie the truth & the truth a lie. What will be said about the sad people who did not fight for their closest-held conviction, but rather lost by being lulled by soothing, agreeable words into just letting it fall from their hands?
We believe something amazing! No one can remain indifferent to it, especially those who claim to believe it. It demands to be shared, to be shouted from the roof tops! So, start shouting, but hang on tight!
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I pray constantly for the gift of courage and bold witness. Pray for me!
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