A friend of mine often observes, "I don't know how to define what a classy person is, but I sure know one when I see one." Being "classy" is an elusive concept, difficult to describe but easily pointed out when we see that quality embodied in the actions and attitudes of a living person.
In the same way, we don't walk around wearing name tags that identify the fruit of the Spirit at work in our lives, but we can recognize peace, patience, kindness, generosity , faithfulness and self-control when we see those virtues in the holy ones who walk among us. Hopefully, others can also discover those same qualities in the way we relate to the people and events we encounter in our everyday lives.
Holy Spirit, may you be visibly present in the way I move through the world today.
Sr. Chris Koelhoffer, I.H.M.
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