The variety of gifts seen in the church always amazes me. Case in point - The Christmas cantata our choir shared in church this weekend. For those of us who can't carry a tune those with musical skills and gifts are pretty outstanding.
Every week I witness people who exercise gifts in how they relate to people, how they serve Christ and the Church in a variety of manners -- teaching - administering - serving - the list could go on and on.
The next step in our understanding of gifts comes when we go beyond our natural and learned abilities.
Spiritual gifts take our natural gifts a step further. A spiritual gift could be defined as a supernatural attribute of the Holy Spirit -- These gifts are distributed by the Holy Spirit for use in the context of ministry/service in the Church.
I often think of finding myself serving the Lord beyond my capabilities. It is pretty awesome when the Lord works through people to accomplish divine purposes.
The Christmas season is about God's divine action in the world. The story need not end with our celebration of the birth of Christ but continue to be seen through the present reality of the Holy Spirit at work in and through the people of God. I encourage you not to settle for doing what you are able to do - make yourself available for what God can do.
It's been a good day. I hope you've had a good day too.
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