Pray like Saints

You have either listened to or read enough from me to know that I like phrases — and the more alliterative, the better. I often say that God has called sinners sons and daughters, but I have always wanted to add another word: saints.

Saints seem scary. It feels like some perfect monk, draped in a robe, whose only vocation is to fast and pray. That is not me. I am okay calling myself a Christian, believer, and even a son of God, but saint feels like a bridge too far.

What is a saint? For a long time, I had the wrong understanding of sainthood. “To call someone a saint is not to necessarily call them good; it is only to name them as someone who has experienced the goodness of God.”

Are you a saint?
Have you experienced the goodness of God?
Have you discovered the love of the Father?
Have you been cleansed by His blood?

While I still struggle to fully accept the title, I hope we all pray like saints — that is, pray like people who have experienced the goodness of God! Pray like people who know the all-powerful and the always-present. Pray like people who believe in forgiveness and a future. Pray like people with a hope in heaven.

I hope you are a saint.
I hope you will pray like a saint — recollecting your experience of the goodness of God!