a day to remember all those faithful men and women
who don't have their own day on the church calendar
but who are with God in heaven...
Who are the saints?
Put very simply:
saints are people who pay attention:
who pay attention to the presence of God in their hearts
and to God's presence in the lives of others
at home, at school, at work, in the neighborhood,
and all around the world
especially in the lives of the poor and vulnerable...
Saints are people who pay attention to being honest and faithful,
fair and just, loyal and trustworthy, pure and compassionate...
Saints are people who pay attention to their own weaknesses,
who ask for God’s mercy, who make amends for their sins
and who forgive others...
Saints are people who pay attention to the consequencesof their habits, their choices and decisions,
their spending and their politics...
Saints are people who pay attention to the wisdom of the ages,
to the word of scripture and to the teachings of the Church…
Saints are people who pay attention to the needs of others
before taking care of their own...
Saint are people who know the difference
between paying attention and not paying attention...
Saints are people who pay attention even when no one else does...
Help us pay attention, Lord:
that we, all of us, might be saints…
H/T A concord Pastor
