what ever happened to prophecies?

the other day, i was reading in isaiah 40. to be honest, i've really come to enjoy reading the prophets. i think it's largely because i find their warnings relevant to our society today, but that's another issue in itself, i guess.

anyway, as i was reading my brain took me on a little side-track and got me thinking about spiritual gifts. we've been talking a lot about spiritual gifts in my pastoral theology class at school: we've discussed their importance, how they're revealed, how they can be implemented, etc. but i felt like we could've delved more into the topic - i, for one, would have found discussing it further quite riveting. regardless, they were brought to the forefront of my mind while i was reading this passage of scripture.

as i was reading, what i began to wonder was the reason why the "crazy" spiritual gifts seem to have "disappeared" from mainstream christianity. like seriously, where did they go? 1 corinthians 12:8-10 names all these different gifts that the spirit gives: wisdom, knowledge, healing, miraculous powers, prophecy, speaking in tongues, etc. paul seems to imply that such gifts are normal, not unusual, but typical of believers back then. and yet, here i am, having grown up in the church my whole life having never truly witnessed a miracle nor heard a prophecy nor witnessed someone speaking in tongues, and so on.

this makes me sad. i wonder if people suppress these gifts in shame? or has god possibly "repealed" them knowing we won't use them properly? or are people using them but not being heard because others suppress them?

if we take a look at our society, things seem to be progressing in a downward spiral: christmas has become all about consumerism, thanksgiving is reduced to a day of indulgence, and capitalism pushes us to justify exploitation overseas. and i wonder if these gifts were being exercised in a more public, less secret fashion, would our society be different? if people were receiving and sharing prophecies from god, would our society accept it and heed the warning? could we be brought closer to god? maybe the power of these gifts could revive and restore christianity?

i hate not having answers and being uncertain and confused and leaving you uncertain and confused, but this is all i have for now: questions.