I live bordering two states, madness and bliss. So although I may not have anything meaningful to say about sainthood, at least you can count me twice in your tally.

Okay, you’ve got me wondering - is a saint a manner of action or a state of being? Does a saint necessarily need to DO a saintly action, or can a saint just BE a saint? Jesus said, “the kingdon of god is within you, and all around you.” This idea is reiterated in different ways throughout various traditions. Seems to me there’s a good possibility we’re all saints. Perhaps it’s just a matter of recognition.

Question: Would you recognize a saint if they didn’t do anything you’d consider particularly saintly? To me, based on the premise that “if there’s light in your eyes there’s a light in the world” (K. Greeninger), a saint is simply someone whose eyes are lit. Helps me recognize them better.

…Namaste!

It is someone who helps you. But most of the time it is someone who helps you but doesn’t even know how much they did for you or how they made you feel.

I was lucky, i had a few of them in my life over time. When i was child it was my Aunt Lucille. She made me feel safe at a time when i was to young to understand how to do that for myself. When i was a tennager there was my neighbor across the street, Linda. She showed me that there was more to life then anger and violence. And when i was in my 20’s there was Judie, she taught me to love/like myself. They were all my saints and i don’t think they even know or knew this. Thank you Michelle and Grace for making me remember them