We open Romans and hold fast to a small, easily missed detail: a scribe named Tertius who wrote Paul’s letter. We recognize that the kingdom advances not through one visible gift but through the whole body faithfully using what God gives. We must get our minds right before we use our gifts. Pride makes us demand visibility and comparison, which twists gifts into self-promotion or discouragement. False humility hides fear behind pious language and refuses faithful action, while confident humility names that gifts originate with God and that calling carries purpose and responsibility.