Fr Thomas Santiagu began his sermon the other day, saying that to be a saint is to choose to be eternal. For a saint is someone who has opted to be related to Jesus and that relationship is eternal. For this relationship and the person himself or herself to be eternal, there is no shortcut. And all that one has is this lifetime...long or short does not really matter. What counts is the intention and the intensity.
Truly, just like prayer being a relationship, rather than a string of words or rituals, so is sanctity. And to be holy, is to actually enter into a relationship with the Divine. This is not a one day achievement, rather it is a life time work. But one who genuinely has opted and worked for this relationship, he or she has become eternal. The person continues to live on even after death. The good that the person has done resonates in different ways in the lives and works of those still alive.
On the other hand, there are some who wish to have a quick shot at fame or name. Perhaps they should join the film industry. Perhaps some of us religious too are in the wrong field of life!!!
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