I say HOLY you say SPIRIT

This past weekend we had our 8th grade Confirmation retreat.  What a glorious day.  Some people might think spending the day with 60 8th graders is taxing.  Honestly it was invigorating.  We had about 12 high school leaders that helped with the day and they were such awesome role models for all gathered.  The combination of adult leaders, high school leaders, Confirmandi and Holy Spirit was nothing less than awe inspiring.


It was clear that the Holy Spirit was present on Saturday.  Before we started the day the high schoolers and myself prayed that all the students present would hear something that would touch their heart.  Like Acts 2:1 says, they would hear in their own language.   It is my hope and prayer that the day was one of hope and inspiration for all present.  Hope in the Lord that He will be with those 8th graders always and they were inspired to look at who they believe Jesus is calling them to be.

• Spiritual Gifts ( I Corinthians 12 :4-9)

4 Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit;
5 and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord;
6 and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone.
7 To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good.
8 To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit,
9 to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit.


A couple of years ago our Confirmation class came up with a wonderful way to remember the gifts of the Holy Spirit.  Its a catchy little rap that goes like this

 God's WURK CRW 

  Look at me serving you, I'm on God's work crew.  I've got ...WISDOM, UNDERSTANDING, RIGHT JUDGEMENT AND KNOWLEDGE, maybe some day I'll go to college, COURAGE, REVERENCE, WONDER AND AWE,  I want to see the things that Jesus saw, now that's raw!  AAAAAHHHH.  

blessings to all

Hope you are safe and warm!

Mrs G