All Saints’ Day reminds us that saints are not spiritual superheroes or flawless people preserved in stained glass. They are ordinary, unfinished human beings through whom the extraordinary grace of God became visible. Today we remember the famous and forgotten alike — and discover that there is still room for us in the great company of saints.
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When Saints Disturb the Furniture
The saints of the Reformation remind us that holiness does not mean perfection—it means belonging to God. As we enter All Saints and All Souls, perhaps the saints should be allowed to disturb the furniture a little, reminding us that the Church is always being reformed and God is still making saints from wonderfully unfinished people like us.