On All Saints Day, I thank you, Lord,
for all the saints I’ve known in my own life…
I praise and thank you for those:
who loved me…
who raised me…
who first told me of Jesus…
who brought me to church…
who raised me in the ways of faith…
who taught me to pray…
who understood me…
who educated me…
who protected me…
who schooled me in fairness…
who taught me to love my neighbor…
who were patient with me…
who sheltered me from harm…
who taught me to tell the truth…
who forgave me again and again…
who gave me good example…
who were honest with me…
who believed in me…
who shared their joy with me…
who touched my soul in so many ways…
who healed my heart…
whose integrity shaped my standards…
who always remembered and did not forget me…
who befriended me…
who lived a faithful life…
who inspired me…
who sacrificed for me
in more ways than I know…
who gave me my best memories…
whose wisdom was born of the Spirit…
who kept my secrets…
who comforted me…
who encouraged me…
who challenged me…
who defended me…
who chastised me…
whose lives modeled fidelity…
whose courage made me brave…
who were there for me through thick and thin…
who taught me to have hope…
who trusted me…
who cared for others more than self…
who held me in their arms…
who nurtured my gifts and talents…
who had my back…
who gave me a second chance – and many more…
who were my rock and my refuge…
who cared for me when I was sick…
who helped me become the person I am…
who prayed for me…
who loved me…
Such as these
have been the saints in my own life, Lord,
the holy men and women I have known
and for whom, now, I give you
thanks and praise…
Help me be a saint like them
in my own day,
in my own ways,
in your eyes, Lord,
and in the lives of all around me…
Amen.
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