All the ancestors who have carried us to this day
are now gathering -
to carry us through tomorrow,
into eternity.
They are blessing us with stories of their lives.
They are blessing us with their legacy.
They are -
and always have been -
blessing us with an outpouring of their spirit
which brought us to this day
and will carry us beyond.
Although these words were written
by someone else
in a different context
I can't imagine a better description of All Saints Day.
It's not just a day of mourning
and remembering
all the ancestors who have gone before;
it's a celebration of all we've inherited
from people we clearly recognize as saints
and, more frequently,
from those we do not.
It's about claiming OUR place
in the never ending procession.
Alleluia!
Although these words were written
by someone else
in a different context
I can't imagine a better description of All Saints Day.
It's not just a day of mourning
and remembering
all the ancestors who have gone before;
it's a celebration of all we've inherited
from people we clearly recognize as saints
and, more frequently,
from those we do not.
It's about claiming OUR place
in the never ending procession.
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