All Saints Day

We remember

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses. . . . .(Heb. 12:1)

And from The Message:
Do you see what this means--all those pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we'd better get on with it! Strip down, start running--and never quit! No extra spiritual fat. . . .

Grandmere Mimi has a beautiful post about Feast Of All Saints today, with prayers, links, and descriptions.

Diane has also posted about All Saints Day and here's a wonderful quote she found about those saints we've heard of and known ourselves:

"The wonderful thing about saints is that they were human. They lost their tempers, got hungry, scolded God, were egotistical or testy, made mistakes and regretted them. Still they went on doggedly blundering toward heaven."

P. McGinley, Saint Watching

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