Our Weekly Thought – October 26 - November 1, 2020

On the first Sunday in November, we celebrate All Saints’ Sunday. This means a number of things. One, we are each and all saints, because of what God has done for us in Christ Jesus. Our sainthood thus has more to do with who God is and does than who we are or what we have done. God covers us in Jesus Christ’s holiness and blessedness. Two, we especially name those who have died this past year, since the last All Saints’ Sunday. This day is set aside as a conscious remembrance of and time to honor those departed friends and family members. Furthermore, we expand the remembrance and honor to include all those people we know who have died before us. The communion of saints comprises all those who believe in the Lord Jesus, from every time and every place. Thus, even on this small Island we remember and honor a great cloud of witnesses. Take the time to lift up, remember, and give thanks for the saints in your life, living and dead, knowing that we are together in Christ Jesus, this day and forever.