Confirmation Homework I Didn't Know About

1.  I see the gifts of the Holy Spirit every time someone performs a selfless act.  Confirmation is likened to combat where being confirmed is like enlisting into an army.  Another example has confirmation act as the branding of cattle, where the signs of the Holy Spirit are the brand.  The gifts are shown to me anytime someone does as Jesus would do, and disregard their benefit or gain so that someone may prosper.  These selfless acts are lighthouses in a sea of selfishness and immorality.  The leader of this army is Christ himself and the confirmed soldiers all meet in the church to become strengthened so that they may further carry out God's will. 
In my personal life, I volunteer every so often at a food pantry and I see adults that volunteer lots of their time to run this thing and they wear these shirts that display their church.  I forget the name of the church and to be honest, I don't care, but they have all been confirmed and display the gift of piety because they are all humble and willing to serve their fellow man like Jesus Christ.  These men and women understand that they are soldiers carrying out the "Commander in Chief's" will.

2.  I cannot think of one of the Holy Spirit's gifts that I essentially need in my life right now.  In minimalistic terms I display almost all of them.  There is one, however, that I would like to be stronger than the rest.  That is my fear of God.  I grew up thinking that God is my friend and that Jesus was a pal that would play soccer with kids like in the picture hung up at St. Columba.  This has greatly affected my more matured prayer life.  I find it almost impossible to ask Jesus Christ, Soccer Megastar, to help one of my friends overcome her depression and anxiety and walk out of her hospital bed.  I've tried multiple times to envision the lord as a humbling power.  For some reason, I have had great success in imagining huge castle doors that reach into space or a large planet-like ball of blue plasma.  And then other times, I fail utterly and imagine George Washington.  These tangents, distract greatly from focusing on the true nature of what my prayers are dealing with.  So all in all, I need a more prevalent fear of God to aid me in my prayers and intentions.