Have you ever read a really good book and found yourself both happy and sad when you finished, because you don't want the story to end? I sometimes feel this way when I read about the lives of the saints. I get so immersed in their story, that I don't want it to end. And the "good news" is their story hasn't ended, the saints are still very actively building up the Kingdom. They have seen God face to face, and they want to share this joy with us! They want to intercede for us.
Do yourself a favor and start to build an everlasting friendship with the saints. Call out to them. Learn from them. Follow their footsteps. Follow a trail that has already been blazed by a soul filled with the Holy Spirit, because it will lead you directly to God.
Today, let us celebrate the beauty of a life devoted to God. Let us celebrate the beauty of God's love. Let us remember that the grace to become a saint was given to each of us at our Baptism. Let us live lives that inspire others to follow Christ. Let us live so that the last sentence of our life reads,"and they lived happily ever after."
-Susan
