Today, Catholic Christians celebrate the Second Sunday in Ordinary Time. On this day, we read the following from St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians:
“There are different kinds of spiritual gifts but the same Spirit; there are different forms of service but the same Lord; there are different workings but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. To each individual the manifestation of the Spirit is given for some benefit. To one is given through the Spirit the expression of wisdom; to another the expression of knowledge according to the same Spirit;to another faith by the same Spirit; to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit; to another mighty deeds; to another prophecy; to another discernment of spirits; to another varieties of tongues; to another interpretation of tongues. But one and the same Spirit produces all of these, distributing them individually to each person as he wishes” (1 Cor 12: 4-11).
No matter what gifts the Spirit has given us, they are to be used for some benefit. What gifts did the Spirit give you? How are you developing them in our life? How are you using them to benefit others?