The Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit

The lightning symbolizes fear of the Lord because this extraordinary force of nature is controlled by God and it can cause death and destruction. Of course, now we have scientific explanations as to why lightning occurs. I am not particularly familiar with it but I'm sure there is a lot of physics behind it. However, God knows when lightning will strike, what it will strike, or if it will start a fire. God knows anything and everything about the lightning. This reminds us that God knows everything about our life too. He knows when we sin, if we will sin again and if we will repent for our sins. Sin keeps us away from God and causes us to go to Hell. Thus, lightning represents our fear of Hell because we fear God knowing all about our sins.

The lamp classically symbolizes knowledge. It is a widely used symbol for learning and gaining knowledge. Thus, it represents us trying to learn and discover things about God.

The picture of the Bible with the heart in its pages portrays the gift of wisdom because it illustrates a love of God's word, which helps direct us to live like God. Therefore, a love of the Bible transfers wisdom to us because while we read Scripture we become more familiar with how to live for the glory and honor of God.

The old telescope represents the gift of understanding. A telescope helps us see things that are far away or unclear. Sometimes the mysteries of God can also be unclear or confusing to us. The telescope is old because for many years people have worked at understanding the mysteries of God. With this gift, we can gain a clear perspective of God.

The scales demonstrate the gift of counsel because they represent the decisions we make when we weigh right and wrong. These decisions will either lead us into fall to the temptations of the Devil or to God. With good counsel, we can decide which way is the way to God.

Fortitude is shown as a thick metal chain. This chain looks very strong, just like the strength of God. It shows how God is firmly holding us up and helping us to do what is right even when it's very difficult.

The picture of the child holding rocks in a heart shape depicts the gift of piety. The rocks can symbolize us because there's so many of us, yet God can simply hold us all in the palm of his hand; it's as if we are simple as pebbles to Him. The picture shows the hands in a heart shape which represents how much we love Him. Thus, we obey Him because we love Him.