The Real Life Saint In All Of Us

And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him [be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 1:6

Although we celebrate Halloween, I always feel the need to go to church the next day. We started early on Sunday morning to make the 8 AM mass for the Feast Of All Saints.

I was touched by the priest's sermon this week, just as I was last week. These guys are on a roll lately! He discussed how we all know real life saints in your everyday lives. They might not get the international kudos of official saints, but they are doing His work just the same.

What makes a person a real-life saint? They see a need and instead of walking away, they help. A real-life saint is motivated by His grace and the desire to do good rather than a feeling of obligation.

Often we do something helpful or nice because we feel we "have to". If we turn that around and see it as an opportunity to experience and share His grace, we can become real-life saints, too! It made me examine my motives. From now on, I will see opportunities rather than obligations.

Do you know any real-life saints? Are you working on being a real-life saint yourself? How does it make you feel when someone offers help with love rather than a sense of obligation? Please feel free to comment or post your own thoughts at Gathering4Jesus.

Have a beautiful, blessed day!