Teaching the Gifts of the Holy Spirt
This past week, I was privileged to be a part of Catechesis of the Good Shepherd Pentecost ceremony for 6 to 9 year olds. I wanted to share what I saw and found beautiful. The children were gathered around the prayer table. The table held a long candle holder that held 7 red tapers of equal height and the Bible. The catechist solemnly proclaimed the reading from the Bible (Isaiah 11:2). And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and strength, the spirit of knowledge and fear of the Lord. After a short pause, she handed out small paper cards each containing a gift of the spirit with it's corresponding meaning to seven children. They were short and simple. Wisdom To value what is important Understanding To see clearly what is stated Counsel To understand God's way Strength To go on even when it's hard Piety To humbly delight in the Lord Knowledge To learn more deeply about God Awe of God To reco...