One Spirit

Good morning brothers and sisters (and Happy Birthday, Gary),
Today's reading reminds us that while Christian action in the world looks different for each of us, it all comes from the Holy Spirit. All of our gifts come from God. Without the Spirit we can't even acknowledge Jesus as Lord. The Spirit works in each of us, but we need to pay attention to the Spirit's leading. We're also called to recognize that others have different gifts from God. Working together, guided by the Spirit, we can do incredible things for God.

Blessings on your ministry today,
Sam

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brothers and sisters, I do not want you to be uninformed. 2You know that when you were pagans, you were enticed and led astray to idols that could not speak. 3Therefore I want you to understand that no one speaking by the Spirit of God ever says “Let Jesus be cursed!” and no one can say “Jesus is Lord” except by the Holy Spirit. 4Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; 5and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; 6and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone.


7To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the common good. 8To one is given through the Spirit the utterance of wisdom, and to another the utterance of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another the discernment of spirits, to another various kinds of tongues, to another the interpretation of tongues. 11All these are activated by one and the same Spirit, who allots to each one individually just as the Spirit chooses.