Although I do not practice any particular religion, I was brought up as a Roman Catholic. The language of Roman Catholicism is thus, you could say, my "native language" so far as spiritual matters are concerned.
At the moment, I'm experiencing some depression and some burn-out, and am generally in need of a different approach to my daily life. Toward that end, I've once again opened up the last novels of Susan Howatch, in which she describes an approach to Christianity that I find very appealing and life-enhancing.
For the moment, I want to focus on how her protagonists begin their days by attempting to tune into God and His wishes. For my purposes, I think that a good way of thinking about this is that one is seeking the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit. They are:
- Wisdom
- Understanding
- Counsel (right judgment)
- Fortitude (courage)
- Knowledge
- Piety(reverence)
- Fear of the Lord (wonder and awe)
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