SHARING OUR GIFTS

An exercise that we worked on yielded more than any of us could have imagined.  We are truly blessed to know, study and love one another.  Our diverse group has been brought together for the Glory of God.  

Thank you Jesus for the gift of holy friendships!

iNhISSERVICE

InHisService is our thoughtful historian, tracing the roots of current events to their historical origins. She can see connections between events and with great coherency explain how we got to where we are. 

Faithful to the Magesterium and orthodox in her perspective, InHisService greatly appreciates the WISDOM of the church and can show us the absolute ‘rightness’ of the church’s position on issues of relevance today.

InHisService is extremely thoughtful and reasoned in explaining her views.  Her faithful witness edifies as it teaches and is done without judgment or prejudice of others.  What a gift that is!

A deep spirituality springs from InHisService's obedience to the faith.  She has built her rock on the objective TRUTH of God.  She will be surprised to know that I frequently quote her wise words.

In our group, InHisService exudes a warm maternal supportiveness that very much underpins the moorings of our dynamics.  Gently and with great wisdom, she can bring you back to a salient point in our studies.  I have learned so much from this holy woman!

And the Word was made flesh

The most thought provoking points and insightful comments in our discussions are often made by 'And the Word was made flesh'.  She frequently looks beyond what we have read or discussed to find a deeper meaning.

'And the Word was made flesh' gets ‘fired up’ with a holy zeal when she defends the church, especially when the church is being attacked by the secular world.  She has a great understanding of evil and for the need to be on the offense in this cruel, sinful world we live in.

Some of the most beautiful petitions during our Rosary decades come from this sister in faith. She looks out toward the universal church and offers prayer for those hurting and in peril.

'And the Word was made flesh' is the soul of kindness.  She constantly puts herself last, that others may go before her.  This great humility of hers is one of her most edifying characteristics.  She is humble as our Lord is humble and I strive to follow her example.  Her great thoughtfulness and kindness extends to the gifts she presents us with; rich in meaning and selected with the individual in mind.  What a wonderful witness to Love she is!!

Supportive in all we do as individuals or as a group, 'And the Word was made flesh' goes out of her way to give a kind supportive word to each of our endeavors.  She wants us to succeed and is caring in her comments and sweet gestures.

 

Doallwithlove4god

I haven’t known this sister long and yet her joining in our group has seemed seamless.  She exhibits a great loyalty to the church and to her family.  We have seen her great faith and have been edified by her witness.

'Doallwithlove4God' brings richness to our group in her mature spirituality.  She has ‘walked the walk’ and through adversity become very close to our Lord.  Her example of having trust in God has made me want to be more trusting too.

In telling us about the kind of work she does and how she goes about helping people in financial crisis, 'Doallwithlove4God' reveals her deep caring for people.  Her maternal nature is very evident in the obvious love she has for her family.

I am looking forward to establishing a deeper relationship with 'Doallwithlove4God' as we learn and study together in our Endow group.

Only 1 Holy Spirit

'Only 1 Holy Spirit' is the foundation of our group.  I mean this in a literal sense as she started the ball rolling with Endow, but also in a spiritual sense.  The youngest person in our group, she is probably the most spiritually mature of us.  She understands in a very real way that God exists; that He established a church; and that this church is worth loving,  and defending.

In a way, I think of 'Only 1 Holy Spirit' as a Catholic Encyclopedia.  She has so much knowledge and she always seems to know exactly what you need to hear.  In many ways, she is my spiritual mother.  Her journey has engendered my own.  She is my lightning rod, pointing the way and helping me to get up when I stumble and encouraging me to keep growing in my faith.  I KNOW that I would not be to this point in my faith journey without her.  If my soul is saved, I owe this in no small measure to the GIFT of 'Only 1 Holy Spirit' in my life.  God has seen fit to make us companions and for that I am very, very thankful.

'Only 1 Holy Spirit' is a warrior.  She has a feisty character which is so marvelous that she can brighten a room with her bravado.  And when does this fierceness come out?, when the faith, church or our Lord are being disrespected and trivialized. Her enormous selflessness in the face of our a selfish society is such an enormous witness.  She is my hero in so many ways and I am happy to soldier on beside her.

Once 'Only 1 Holy Spirit' told me that she was afraid that she didn’t know how to love.  This was amazing to me, because everything she does, she does with enormous love.  From the way she offers up her home for us each week, to the careful preparation for our studies, to the arranging of our retreats, to the loving actions and words, this sister in faith shows her love to each of us.  Never have I held out my hand to her that I did not have it grasped in her warm embrace.  I think 'Only 1 Holy Spirit' knows a great deal about love.  I learn how to love better by being with her.

B4God33

B4God33 is faithful and obedient to the Magesterium and the Church.  She believes strongly in the rightness of the church’s teaching and has great depth of knowledge won through her spiritual reading.  Her well-informed comments bring great clarity to subjects being discussed.  She is a valued member of our spiritual sisterhood and we feel her absence keenly when she leaves for the summer.

I find B4God33 to be courageous in her defense of the church.  She knows her faith well and can defend it in a public setting and has.  She lives by the ideals she espouses and shows great integrity.

B4God33 has a deep and sophisticated spirituality, born of time in prayer and a personal relationship with Our Lord.  Her personal insights are so ‘right on’ that they edify all who hear them.

Loyalty is a trait that I truly admire in B4God33.  She is loyal to those she loves and has been extremely loyal to us as a group.  Loyalty is a quality that few people exhibit today in their personal lives.  B4God33's loyalty to the church and its teachings carries through to every part of her life.  Again her deep spirituality informs her inner being and brings out the best of personal qualities; chief among these is her loyalty.