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The tradition of the Catholic Church lists seven gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Each gift is  a part of what St. Paul calls the greatest spiritual gift – the gift of love (1 Corinthians 13:13)

1. Wisdom “You can recognize a wise person by …”
   • 1 Kings 3:16-28
   • 2 Kings 5:1-27
   • Matthew 8:5-13
2. Understanding “You can recognize an understanding person by …”
   • Mark 2:1-12
   • Ruth 1:1-18
   • Luke 10:38-42
3. Counsel (Right Judgment) “You can recognize a person with the gift of counsel by …”
   • Acts 5:1-42
   • Acts 8:26-38
   • Daniel 13:1-62
4. Knowledge “You can recognize a person with the gift of knowledge by …”
   • Matthew 22:23-33
   • Luke 10:25-37
   • Genesis 41:1-36
5. Fortitude (Courage) “You can recognize a person with the gift of fortitude by …”
   • Acts 4:1-37
   • Acts 9:1-31
6. Piety (Reverence) “A pious person will …”
   • Acts 16:16-38
   • Acts 2:1-43
7. Fear of the Lord (Wonder and Awe in God’s Presence) “You can recognize a person with the gift of fear of the Lord by …”
   • Proverbs 19:23“The fear of the Lord is life indeed; filled with it one rests secure and suffers no harm.”
   • Job 1:13-22“Would Job worship Satan if he got nothing out of worshiping God?”
   • Exodus 3:4-6“Here I am!”
   • Luke 5:12-14“He would withdraw to deserted places and pray.”

 

Response Idea #1:

Low tech (pencils, paper, bible, people): Divide class into 7 groups and assign a gift to investigate. First, investigate and explain what each gift is. Then, read and discuss each scripture reading accompanying that gift – summarize each story and tell how the gift is presented in the story. Then, write a complete sentence or two completing the phrase next to each gift.

Response Idea #2

High tech (computers, blogs): Collect words/phrases exploring a gift to create a Word Cloud: https://tagul.com/

Upload and embed your word cloud in a blog post with a write-up of Idea #1.

Create a hyperlink list of all 7 gifts (link to any 6 of your classmate’s completed posts on their gift).

Response Idea #3

High Tech: Listen to “Strong Enough?” by Matthew West. Read the lyrics from the google. Write a post discussing the gifts of the Holy Spirit. How do the gifts of the Spirit make us “Strong Enough”?

Response Idea #4

High Tech: Listen to “You Say” by Lauren Daigle. Read the lyrics. Write a post discussing the gifts of the Holy Spirit. How do the gifts of the Spirit make us “strong when I think I am weak”?

Response Idea #5

High Tech: Listen to “Even If” by MercyMe. Read the lyrics. Write a post discussing the gifts of the Holy Spirit. How do the gifts of the Spirit “give me the strength”?