Nov: Thoughts from Huw

Dear Friends,Dear Friends,

On the first of November the Christian Church celebrates  the feast of All Saints. It is a very important day to remember in the life of the Church. If we met a saint in all probability we wouldn’t be able to detect any outward signs of holiness. The real saints are hidden and go unnoticed. At the same time tradition allows that there may be certain moments when we get a sense of having encountered or glimpsed one of these just people. Such an encounter, or even just the possibility of it, can redeem a dark situation.

There are on earth those whose integrity, kindness and generosity make up for the greed and selfishness of others. The Church created this feast to recognise these people and celebrate their goodness. The lives of many people are littered with great sacrifices and acts of quiet heroism. These saints enlarge our understanding of courage and love. When we look at them, we see human beings at their brightest and best.

The saints show us what human beings are capable of. They show us that good is more natural to us than evil. It is good to be reminded that human beings have such a potential. I came across this meditation;

Holding up a mirror;

There are people who have a steady flame
shining from deep inside them.
This flame is not extinguished when others criticise or ignore them, for it is not dependent on what others think of them; it is what they think of themselves with certainty.
Each of us can behave in either of two ways:
we can behave like a sinner or a saint.
We help people more by giving them a favourable image of themselves than by constantly harping on their faults.
The saints hold up a mirror before us.
In this mirror we get a most favourable image of ourselves.
We see what we are capable of.
All we need is the will to walk in the light of what we have seen.

With good wishes
Huw