Knowledge

*This post was written by guest blogger Isaac.

                                  Knowledge

The Gifts of the Holy Spirit are wonderful gifts given to us by the

Paraclete.  They were first written down in the book of Isaiah, all of

which were written by the prophet through the power of the Holy

Spirit... quite fitting...  These gifts are given to each Catholic through the

sacrament of Baptism and are strengthened through Confirmation.  They

are cultivated by the receiver throughout their entire life. The entire

point of these gifts are to give courage to the faithful so that they can

better proclaim their faith in Christ, the Son of God. My personal

favorite is Knowledge.  This gift in particular is bestowed on everyone

in different ways.  It is, all in all, an amazing gift that can be unwrapped

throughout your entire life.

Knowledge is more than just memorizing facts and rattling off

random statistics.  True knowledge is a very simple gift from the

Paraclete; it is simply knowing the meaning of God.  Knowing who God

is, what He does for us, how He takes care of us, and above all - how He

intimately loves us.  Knowing God deepens the relationship of the

average Catholic with his Lord and Savior, for by knowing and

understanding Him who made you, one can take a plunge of faith and

travel into the depths of God's love and then understand what it means

TO love.  Like a cavern-diver exploring the deepest nooks and crannies

of an ancient sinkhole, Catholics everywhere should lower themselves

into the Father's embrace.  May this wonderful gift of the Holy Spirit

bring each and every Catholic out there to a fuller, more loving and

gentle, relationship with his neighbors