All Saints Day
November 7, 2021
We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses! (Hebrews 12:1-2)
On November 7th, this year, we are celebrating All Saints Day. But, what/who is a saint? In the Hebrew Scriptures it refers to those who are closely bound to God in love. As used in the Christian Scriptures, a “saint” is anyone who is a Christian.
In the Letter to the Hebrews, the author names many of the people who have gone before as examples of faith and gives us an image of those, both past and present, cheering us on in our own life of faith. “We are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses.” (see Great Cloud of Witnesses)