Gifts

Gifts                for Rev Jim Montgomery

I Corinthians 12:4-11

God gives us gifts

For us to use

In this world.

It is for us

To find what gifts

Belong to each

And where

God is leading.

I Corinthians 12:27-31

Each gift is needed

In this world,

And each person

Has a place to be

And a job to do.

The gifts of each person

Are necessary

For the jobs

To be done.

I Corinthians 13:1-7

And there is love,

For if there is not love,

All else is meaningless,

For everything

Comes from the base

Of God's gift of love.

I Corinthians 13:8-10

And if we really

Learn how to love,

There is nothing

And no one

That can upset us,

And we can even

Treat our enemies

With gentleness.

I Corinthians 13:11-13

As we grow

From child to adult,

If we learn to love

More fully,

We will see

More clearly,

And we will find

That the greatest gift

Is love.