St. Francis embraced poverty, not because he despised creation, but because he wanted to receive it with open hands. He knew that to love creation rightly, we must see it as gift, not possession.

Sainthood didn’t stop with medieval martyrs or ancient apostles. It’s not frozen in stained glass or buried in church history books. God is still raising up saints right now. There are ordinary people doing extraordinary things through faith. Some lived just decades ago, and some walked through airports we walk through.

Our God is a living and active God. He is not some empty idol statue in a shrine that we pray to.