Tomorrow, we as a church celebrate the feast of All Saints.... Traditionally, the day has been used to remember the saints of the past who are now with God in glory. BUT the Bible uses the word "SAINTS" to refer to God's living people in the church. So on All Saints Sunday, we do celebrate the saints who have gone before us, but we also celebrate the saints of today. We celebrate:
~God's saints who sew quilts for those in need, knit hats and mittens for children and crochet prayer shawls
~God's saints who spend hours making meatballs and lefse and other foods for church suppers
~God's saints who teach Sunday School and Confirmation classes
~God's saints who bring food to the food shelf, bars for the funeral lunch, and chicken soup to their sick neighbor
~God's saints who read Bible stories to their children and grandchildren
~God's saints who rake a neighbor's leaves or drive them to the doctor's
~God's saints who ask difficult questions and struggle to understand their faith
On All Saints Day we celebrate and thank God for his saints of the past and the living breathing saints of the present. Thanks be to God!
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