08/09/2019
When I see these four faces, I want to say something nerdy like, “Avengers, assemble”. These are some heavy hitters in Heaven who I turn to regularly for inspiration and prayers: St. John Paul, St. Thérèse, Bl. Pier Giorgio, & Bl. Miguel Pro.
I sat next to a Protestant minister’s wife on a flight this past year, and we somehow got to talking about the Catholic faith and canonized Saints. She expressed the concern that focusing on the Saints would distract her from loving God. The Holy Spirit put it on my heart to share with her that when I think of the Saints, it makes me love God more, because of what He was able to accomplish in and through their lives. “The mighty one has done great things for me and holy is his name.” Luke 1:49
I also assured her that when I ask for the prayers of the Saints, I’m simply doing what she does when she asks an elder in her church, who she knows is close to God, to bring my petitions to the Lord. We serve the God of the living and not the dead, so I doubt these brothers and sisters in Faith are just lounging around in Heaven without a concern in the world for us who are still trying daily to fight the good fight. “Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us rid ourselves of every burden and sin that clings to us and persevere in running the race that lies before us.” Heb 12:1
All of God’s of holy angels and saints, pray for us (& especially for the Triumph Conference going down this Saturday 🙌🏼🔥).