Expanded Gifts of the Holy Spirit - session 4 of 6 "Justice"

Questions for    Session 4: JUSTICE

STRENGTHS: 

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY --  Thinking things through and examining them from all sides; not jumping to conclusions; being able to change one’s mind in light of evidence; weighing all evidence fairly. You are a critical thinker, open-minded, reasonable, clear thinker, even-handed, fair-minded, rational, clever.

TEAMWORK  - Working well as a member of a group or team; being loyal to the group; doing one’s share. You are cooperative, collaborative, understanding, flexible, helpful, supportive, reliable, relational.

FAIRNESS  - Treating all people the same according to notions of fairness and justice; not letting personal feelings bias decisions about others; giving everyone a fair chance. You are balanced, empathic, tolerant, just, impartial, even-handed.

LEADERSHIP  -  Encouraging a group of which one is a member to get things done, and at the same time maintaining good relations within the group; organizing group activities and seeing that they happen.  You are a person who is collaborative, supportive, organized, directive, guiding, helpful and you take initiative.

1. Who in your life represents this strength and how?
2. Can you think of someone you don’t know personally, or that you admire from history, who embodies this strength and how?
3. What is the one thing you can do this week to develop this strength?
4. What is one way you have used this strength in the past month?
5. How could you help others develop this strength?
6. How have you helped develop this strength in someone else? Who, and how?
7. Who in your life has helped to foster this strength in you?
8 How do you think the world would benefit from more of this strength?
9. How could this strength help you achieve a goal you have?
10. Can you think of a time you could have used more of this strength? How?
11. How does this strength help you to understand better the Traditional Gifts of the Holy Spirit?
12. Is this one of your five strengths? Why or why not?
13. Is possible to have too much of this strength?
14. Can you think of a Saint who embodied this strength?
15. Do you know a passage or story from Scripture that reflects this strength?