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UNLESS THERE IS 'SPIRITUAL RENAISSANCE' THE WORLD WILL KNOW NO PEACE!
DAG HAMMARSKJOLD, SECRETARY-GENERAL 1953 - 1961
BAPTISM WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT!
A Spiritual Revival
When Catholics are confirmed they received the 'Special Outpouring of the Holy Spirit'; that is to say, the Holy Spirit is already given to the believer in baptism and confirmation. As stated by Fr. Cantalamessa, "baptism in the Spirit is not a sacrament, but it is related to a sacrament ... to the sacraments of Christian initiation. The baptism in the Spirit makes real and in a way renews Christian initiation." Emphasis of the event is on the release of some spiritual gifts already given to the individual.
Charismatic or Spiritual Gifts as outlined in 1 CORINTHIANS 12:4-11
Yes, there are other gifts under the Ephesians - Romans - Corinthians - Isaiahians ...
1) Word of Wisdom - Fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. The gift that helps us to see and follow God's will in our lives
2) Word of Knowledge - It brings us to learn more about God and His plan, and lead us to wisdom and understanding
3) Faith - Sees the 'Invisible' - believes the 'Incredible' - receives the 'Impossible'. Faith is evidence of things we can't see, HEB 11:1
4) Miracles - Ability to perform supernatural acts by the Spirit of God
5) Prophecy - Ability to receive a message from God to comfort the body of Christ or believer
6) Gift of Tongues - The language of the Holy Spirit. Ability to speak another language not known by the believer speaking it; to build up the body of Christ when the message in interpreted
7) Interpretation of Tongues - Ability to make tongues a clear message to all that are present to exhort the body of Christ
8) Discernment of Spirits - Ability to distinguish between good or bad Spirit
9) Gift of Healing - Jesus Heals, I am one of His wounded healers. God is not only working to heal you, but to heal others through you, to make you what Henri Nouwen called a 'WOUNDED HEALER.' Such healing doesn't happen through the man or woman who has all the answers. It happens through the man or woman who understands pain and grace. Nouwen explains, 'For a deep understanding of his own pain makes it possible for the 'wounded healer' to convert his weakness into strength and to offer his experience as a source of healing to those who are often lost in the darkness of their own misunderstood suffering.
The person must be compassionate, loving, concerned - The person must have a sense of wonder, awe, and joy as God uses him and reveals his love to him and through him - The person must have wounds and scars which have been or are being healed - The person must be alive, living and growing.
I believe it was Ernest Hemingway who first used the phrase, 'Growing strong in the broken places.' When we bring these to Christ for his healing, his strength is then made perfect in and through our weaknesses. My prayer: Dear God, please heal me in my many broken places and use me to be a 'wounded healer' to many others who have fallen, been wounded, hurt, or broken hearted. Thank you for hearing and answering my prayer. Gratefully in Jesus name, amen."
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