
03_Another Advocate, The Mercy Sandwich – Premium Content
The heaviest burden of man is not things and circumstances, it is himself. Man, himself, is a burden, because he
The heaviest burden of man is not things and circumstances, it is himself. Man, himself, is a burden, because he
The Holy Spirit is the intelligent love that connects everything in the universe. He is always active, always creating, always
In this hour of all-but-universal darkness, we need a spiritual deepening that makes us really dare to live out the
Sandwiched between St. Paul’s sermon on spiritual gifts in 1 Corinthians 12, and his correction of abuses of sign gifts
Sign gifts validate the authenticity of the messenger and message. Miracles, healings, tongues and interpretation of tongues all show that
While those with “equipping gifts” prepare others’ heads and hearts for the work of ministry through discipleship, those with “service
Most of us have several spiritual gifts that the Holy Spirit arranges in “clusters” that help us minister effectively to
Rather than “another ‘thing’ we have to do,” our spiritual gifts feel very natural – even supernatural – to us,
“The gifts also have a personal usefulness, because their service of the common good favors the growth of charity in
Grace [charis] is first and foremost the gift of the Spirit who justifies and sanctifies us. But grace also includes