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The Gifts from the Holy Spirit
 How lucky that we have the choice, to live and act the way we do,
our Lord has given us a voice and so we practice what is true.
With wisdom we can bear all trials, help take the burden from our friends,
face up to all our self-denials, be patient for the gift God sends.
To understand the reason why, God placed us on this wondrous earth,
where oceans heave beneath blue sky and death concedes to life and birth.
We counsel deep within our heart when troubles threaten to disrupt,
our faith is sometimes torn apart, but nothing can God’s love corrupt.
He gave us strength to rise above adversity, now ground to dust,
true fortitude becomes a dove, replacing all with faith and trust.
The gift of knowledge helps us see what right or wrong path we might take,
temptation says it holds the key, at times bad judgements we can make.
To please our Lord in all we do, show piety to those who serve,
instils in us a love so true and from His path we must not swerve.
For we were made by only Him, who taught us love through gentle ways,
He will not let our faith grow dim; we follow all the length of days.
As we love those who love us too, we find there is the gift of choice,
and so we practice what is true, our Lord has given us a voice
© HILLY KENDRICK. 2013 All rights reserved
Hilary Kendrick, who was born in Dagenham, Essex, has been writing since her childhood, but only found the time and inspiration to put her verse together in one place when she retired to Hemsby in 2011
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