As God Has Distributed

Main Idea of the Lecture

This lecture revolves around a profound divine principle: God has distributed to every person a portion of faith, gifts, and abilities according to His wisdom, not according to human merit or favoritism. The differences among people are not injustice, but a deliberate divine arrangement for the building up of all.

Diversity of Divine Gifts

His Holiness Pope Shenouda III explains that God did not make all people on one level, but distributed faith, gifts, and services with diversity, as stated in the Holy Bible about the one body with many members, where each member has its role, place, and importance.

Response Is More Important Than the Portion

The key point is not how much a person was given at the beginning, but how he responds to God’s gift. God gives to everyone, but the fruitfulness of the gift depends on the openness of the heart, human struggle, and proper use of what was given.

Spiritual and Educational Examples

His Holiness presents examples from the lives of saints:

• Saint Augustine: His beginning was weak, but his end was great.
• Judas Iscariot: His beginning was high, but his end was destruction.
• Saint Stephen: Although he was only a deacon, he used his grace and became one of the greatest martyrs.

Discovering Hidden Potentials

He emphasizes that within every human being there are spiritual, mental, and physical potentials granted by God, but they may remain unused. When necessity or spiritual struggle arises, these potentials appear and become active.

A Spiritual Call

His Holiness calls every person not to complain about his portion, but to walk faithfully in what he has been given, because God rewards faithfulness in little with much, and opens the doors of grace to those who use His gifts with wisdom and humility.

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الإيمان
Faith