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00:00Well, we're now reaching the end, not only of this chapter, but of this section that we've dedicated to it.
00:25We dedicated a couple of our classes to discussing the importance of the Holy Spirit, which, as we have seen, is practically present in all aspects of our lives.
00:37It's part of us, isn't it? That's why the Holy Spirit is so fundamentally important in prayer.
00:45but also about seeking to grow in this gift, which is also a gift from our God, the ability to communicate with Him.
00:52And so, we conclude this section. We began by saying that we must keep in mind these gifts we have spoken about.
01:00Gifts, or whatever we want to call them, are not a requirement for our personal salvation, as sanctifying grace is.
01:08which develops within us through the Spirit. Grace is what will develop the gifts of the Spirit.
01:14Therefore, the one who has the greatest number of charisms is not the holiest, as the Corinthians and the Romans thought.
01:24However, we must say that the saints were characterized by the good use of their charisms,
01:32because they were put, they have been put at the service of the church.
01:36Obviously motivated by the same love of the Holy Spirit to, with them, favor the community that had been entrusted to them.
01:44For this reason, we can say that these gifts or presents are or can be of a transitory nature, as we have already seen.
01:54That is, the Holy Spirit gives them and then takes them away, according to His good pleasure.
01:59And they are not like the gifts that remain from our baptism until our death, where they are going to be planned.
02:09That is why, throughout the history of the church, some of them have appeared and disappeared.
02:16When they have appeared, when they have been of use to the church.
02:21Then, they disappear.
02:23Well, we can say that in this time of lack of faith, there has been a revitalization of these charisms in many Christians.
02:34as a tangible sign of the presence of the Holy Spirit in our society,
02:39as it was precisely at the moment of Pentecost, when these visible signs appeared,
02:46This flame like fire, this hurricane-force wind, the fact that they spoke in different languages, in short.
02:53All these gifts were openly manifested.
02:57So that?
02:58So that there might be this strengthening of faith in them,
03:05but also in those who saw that they were doing impossible, incredible things,
03:09through the action of the Holy Spirit, right?
03:12This has the problem, as happened in Corinth, that everyone wants to have all the gifts,
03:21Above all, then, obviously the most striking ones.
03:24Therefore, Saint Paul invites us to ask for the gift of charity,
03:29which is fundamental.
03:31If we truly want to present ourselves as Christians and followers of the life of Jesus Christ,
03:38Well, we need to manifest what Jesus said.
03:44They will be known for their love, right?
03:47In other words, what makes us manifest as Christians is not that we love,
03:53but the way we love.
03:55Even the wicked love one another, says the Lord.
03:59We even seek, to the extent that the Spirit allows,
04:04So, being able to love others too, right?
04:07In other words, it is fundamental for the expansion of the kingdom that these be manifest.
04:13that people can notice them, particularly the one about love.
04:18They are, therefore, truly useful and edifying.
04:21Therefore, it is good to ask for them out of love for the church.
04:27to serve her with them, as Paul says in chapter 14 of the first Corinthians.
04:32We must keep in mind that these can never be acquired or foreseen through human effort.
04:40It is a direct action of the Holy Spirit upon a specific person,
04:48under a certain circumstance and for a certain time.
04:52We might then ask ourselves, are the gifts that appear in these texts the only ones?
05:01Man, of course not.
05:03The Spirit is a free being who, depending on its needs,
05:08It generates new charisms for the building up of the church.
05:12So, what does the church need to grow?
05:15Well, the Holy Spirit grants it to one or many people.
05:20In response to this, it is the bishops and, in general, the hierarchy,
05:24who has the delicate task of examining and cultivating charisms
05:30that are continually born within the people of God.
05:34Among its functions is also that of bringing forth new forms of charisms
05:41and make sure they stay alive, right?
05:45In other words, there we see different gifts, different charisms.
05:50When we began Active Evangelization,
05:55We invited everyone to the initial presentation, when we were already a little more prepared,
05:59to Bishop José Lizares.
06:01And he, after seeing our presentation and what we wanted and were trying to do,
06:06He said, it is up to the Bishop to decide whether or not this is a gift from God.
06:13And I can tell you that Active Evangelization is and will be a great gift to the church.
06:19It is up to him to see if the new works are truly part of it or not.
06:27And also to see that they become fully integrated into the church.
06:32Not being a nuisance, but Active Evangelization is also a part of the church.
06:39We work with the church, for the church, guided by the church.
06:43And we are a gift from the church to the communities.
06:46But so are charismatic communities, the Cursillo movement,
06:50the Christian wives and mothers movement.
06:53And well, anyone else you want to mention,
06:56All of these are charisms that God has placed, especially in its founder,
07:01And from there this work, which pertains to the Spirit, develops.
07:07That is, the Bishop has the power to discern whether this work should continue.
07:13whether it should be modified or how to apply it at a given time in each place.
07:18Therefore, in different places around the world where these same charisms are widespread,
07:23They can have different variations, since in each of these,
07:27The communities will be different and will have different needs.
07:32On this matter, when discerning, one should take into account the advice of Saint Paul.
07:39Let us see what St. Paul tells us about the discernment of charisms.
07:42It is found in 1 Thessalonians, in chapter 5, verse 19.
07:47It says, it's from the 19th to the 21st, but it says,
07:52Do not quench the Spirit, do not despise prophecies.
07:58Rather, examine everything carefully and hold on to what is good.
08:05We see then that we have to look at the charisma, see that maybe it is charisma and it is very good,
08:15But perhaps we need to remove it, modify it, adjust it, and now, finally, guide it in the right direction.
08:22Much of this work is guided by the Spirit,
08:26but also the founders and the people who begin the journey guided by the Spirit
08:31Guided by the church, the work gradually becomes better oriented.
08:36to the purpose for which God granted the charism.
08:41On the other hand, regarding the charisms received
08:46for the good of the community of apostles,
08:49He also tells us now in 2 Timothy, only in chapter 1, says Saint Paul.
08:55In other words, brothers, you have a gift, you have a charism, nurture it, use it for the church
09:16And ask God to guide him, to ignite him more and more.
09:20so that it can bear more and better fruit each day.
09:26We must therefore stir things up with prayer, and brothers,
09:30with all the means available in our lives and within our reach,
09:34all the spiritual means that God has given us
09:37to increase the graces and charisms that God has granted us,
09:42These are the ones that will make the construction possible.
09:46of a more spiritual community, a community that is founded on the Spirit,
09:52that acts with great power in it and through it.
09:57And this is what we call the fruits of the Spirit.
10:02If it truly is from the Spirit, if it is from God,
10:06He has to bear the fruits of the Spirit, the fruits of God.
10:09Therefore, Paul's thinking will also reveal to us
10:14on this fundamental prompting of the Spirit,
10:19which is to bear fruit, and for those fruits to be of spiritual life,
10:24because these fruits are what reveal
10:27our true transformation into the new man.
10:31That's what makes us introduce ourselves.
10:33like a true letter from God,
10:37the apostle will say in some passage.
10:39We are a letter from God.
10:41In his letter to the Galatians, we already saw this moment,
10:45referring to the fruits of the Spirit,
10:47It tells us how they manifest
10:50that there truly is a divine action within us
10:54which transforms us, thereby giving rise
10:57to what Saint Paul calls the new man.
11:01In chapter 5 of his letter to the Galatians,
11:05This is worth reviewing in great depth.
11:10because this is what allows us to see if it truly
11:13We are growing, and not only us.
11:18It's something that others have to see.
11:20In this chapter that I mentioned earlier,
11:25Galatians 5:22-23 says that the Spirit produces,
11:32The fruit of the Spirit is love.
11:35We had to ask the people who live with us if they noticed it.
11:40It produces joy and it shows.
11:42It produces peace, you can tell.
11:47Patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control.
11:56Let's see, if you were to examine these charisms that are within you
12:02through the action of the Holy Spirit.
12:04They are there, they are noticeable, they are in plain sight and at the service of your community.
12:16Otherwise, perhaps you haven't fed the Spirit properly.
12:21And a plant that is not well fed does not bear fruit.
12:25It produces nothing but leaves, if anything.
12:27These two verses encapsulate the transformative power of the Spirit in a person.
12:36A person who has been filled with the Spirit,
12:39as we have already mentioned from the beginning of this chapter,
12:43He will be a person full of love, patience, kindness, and goodness.
12:51He will be a faithful person in whom there will be gentleness and self-control.
12:56Brothers and sisters, these are the fruits of the Spirit.
13:02They are not exactly charisms.
13:05This is what the charisms and the Spirit produce in us.
13:09They develop naturally as a product of our spiritual life
13:13and the growth of the Holy Spirit within us.
13:17We could say that they are a product of the gifts we have all received.
13:22We must ensure that these are present in our lives.
13:28These operations, these actions of the Spirit appear in our lives
13:33as we allow the Spirit to completely fill our minds and hearts.
13:40that we become new men and women.
13:45A person who has truly received the Spirit and continually feeds it,
13:54By avoiding making him sad, you will see that his life is filled with happiness.
13:58And it will be a great instrument for those who share their lives with him to also be happy.
14:05Because Jesus came so that we might have life and have it abundantly.
14:10And this, my brothers, is what we call the kingdom of heaven.
14:14Therefore, this wonderful reality promised by Christ, even from this life,
14:20It can be seen and experienced by those who are possessed by the Spirit.
14:26Those who lead a rich and stable spiritual life.
14:31The other quote I'm going to discuss with you is from chapter 6.
14:37In it, the apostle warns us to use our gifts well.
14:44Indeed, the apostle tells us in Galatians 6, verses 7 and 8,
14:50Don't be deceived, no one mocks God.
14:53For whatever men sow, that they also reap.
14:58Don't be fooled, many people are deceived by the gifts.
15:16because he is not truly cultivating the Spirit.
15:20In this passage, then, Saint Paul shows us the importance of our daily life
15:27and in what we invest our time and resources.
15:32If we do it seeking a serious spiritual life, we will have eternal life from it.
15:37But if instead of feeding the Spirit, we feed our flesh, our passions,
15:44because from it we will only obtain death and destruction.
15:49Whichever one, with this, what Romanos has already said is confirmed.
15:55The wages of sin, brothers, will always be death.
16:03We must therefore avoid them.
16:08We must strive to make our lives grow more and more in the holiness of the Lord each day.
16:17That we may truly call ourselves Christians,
16:22men and women filled with the love and charisms of God.
16:25I will therefore leave our reflection here, as I believe that with everything we have already said,
16:32It is seen with great clarity and depth how important the Spirit is
16:38and that is fundamental in all of our lives.
16:43And following in the footsteps of Saint Paul, that is, his thoughts and his life,
16:47We can help each other so that this grace granted by God to each of us,
16:52to every Christian, to every person who has been given the Holy Spirit,
16:58grow and become stronger in this way, guided by that loving strength of God.
17:05And we will not live in the kingdom of heaven because of our passions.
17:09And well, when the Lord calls us to his house.
17:14Why wait so long?
17:16Let us begin here to live according to the Spirit.
17:19See you in our next chapter.
17:22Until then.