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Isaiah 11:1-10
Psalm 72:1-2, 7-8, 12-13,17
Luke 10:21-24
Summary
Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and said, “I give you praise, Father, Lord
of heaven and earth, for although you have hidden these things from the
wise and the learned you have revealed them to the childlike. Yes, Father,
such has been your gracious will.”
Reflection
Many years ago I was in formation to become a catechist. At such a
session one of the master catechists shared their story of faith. She talked
of messages from God she received in dreams. I wanted to dream about
God. I started a dream journal and would record my dreams each morning.
Years passed, I stopped journaling, and I never remember dreaming about
God, a message from Jesus, a prayer from Mary.
Years later I became the Confirmation Director at Holy Family and I discov-
ered a need to learn more about the Spirit. The teens who would be show-
ered with the gifts of the Spirit needed to know just who the Spirit is, and
what these gifts are all about. Therefore I needed to know the same. In
the first reading the prophet Isaiah shares that the root of Jesse, Jesus,
would have the gifts of the Spirit rest on him.
I learned and taught about the gifts of wisdom, understanding, reverence,
courage, knowledge, right judgment, and
wonder and awe. I asked many adults and
teens to share what these gifts mean to
them and how they attempt to use the gifts.
I enjoyed a talk that included a clip from the
Wizard of Oz when the lion speaks of cour-