The Gift of:
 Joy

•	Joy sings our hearts awake to realise the good that surrounds us.

•	Joy makes our load of care seem lighter and our work less wearisome.

•	Joy wipes away our own tears while we tend to the needs of others.

The Gift of:
Faith

•	Faith makes the impossible become reality, by banishing all doubt.

•	Faith melts away worries with its flame of positivity. 

•	Faith looks despair and loss in the face and laughs, “The best is yet to come!”

The Gift of:
Bravery

•	Bravery does the emotionally difficult, for the good of others.

•	The brave don’t count the losses and the wounds, but the times they’ve risen to their feet and tried again.

•	To the brave, enjoying sweet victory after a long struggle isn’t a final destination, but as a perk to the journey, before carrying on to new mountain peaks.

The Gift of:
Peace

•	Peace fills the souls of those that open their hearts heavenward.

•	Peace stills the storms in other’s lives when we act with calmness and patience.

•	Peace eliminates fear, and gives repose to our shaking nerves, when we rest in the knowledge that we are not alone.

The Gift of:
Inspiration
•	Inspiration is loosed by hands eager to live and fill the world with positive change.

•	There’s never a dull moment to the one who looks beyond the mundane and ordinary to realise the invisible power behind it all that is constantly creating new life.

•	To inspire the good will of others is to flip a switch that turns on a light in their heart—a light that will lead them to flip a switch of inspiration in another, and they in another. The world will become a brighter place for us all as a result. 

The Gift of:
Patience

•	Patience waits, not for the best to be handed to us, but for the opportunity to give the best to our loved ones. 

•	Patience knows that one day all wrongs will be righted; it doesn’t force it all to happen today.

•	The lips of the patient speak wisdom and show love.
The Gift of:
Humility
•	Humility lets others cultivate self-esteem that expresses itself in ways that benefit the giver in return.

•	The one who walks in humility knows that all good they hold has been given to them; this realisation yields forgiveness and patience with others’ blunders.

•	Humility lets others shine in all the ways they can, and gives a reassuring pat on the back when it seems the light and glory of the moment has faded.

The Gift of:
Hope

•	Hope gives others the thumbs up to try something new; and gives us the freedom to do the same, unchained to fear of failure.

•	Hope looks for solutions, knowing when—not if—it finds them, things will improve.

•	The unkind and discouraging words of others don’t hinder progress when hope is our companion.

The Gift of:
Truth

•	Truth is sought for at all costs, and is shared with others in humility and wisdom.

•	The goal of pursuing truth isn’t to merely give or gain knowledge, but to receive understanding, insight, and to discover opportunities to help others.

•	The secrets that God wants to tell each of us is the purest truth on Earth.

The Gift of:
Love

•	Love knows there is good in each person, and never tires of spotting it.

•	Love is a glove that warms another’s hands; a tissue that dries another’s tears; a supportive bridge that allows others to cross over and enjoy a paradise on the other side.

•	Love forgets—forgets itself, forgets mistakes, forgets to keep score, and forgets that it’s someone else’s turn to do the kind deed. 

The Gift of:
Wisdom

•	Wisdom is learning when and how to act—based on the lessons our scars have taught us. 

•	Wisdom knows it never knows it all; there’s always more to be learned, explored and discovered—each one on Earth can teach us something new, and wisdom garners it.

•	The wise listen more than they express; give more than they seem to receive; encourage others while patiently waiting for their over-due turn.

The Gift of:
Strength

•	Strength is leaning on Heaven’s Everlasting, tireless arms to help us carry on when our human strength fails.

•	Strength is saying yes, when you feel like saying no, and saying no when its best to.

•	Weariness, fatigue, exhaustion, apathy and weakness take flight when the hidden resources of gratitude and prayer are allowed to empower us.