Family Holiness

Last evening, Jim Merhaut began our Parish Mission talking about holiness. To be holy is simply to be like God.  And God is Love. So holiness for a family is mainly about loving. That means it is about ordinary, earthy things like giving birth, laughing together,shedding tears, giving hugs, wiping snotty noses…They are holy things when they are living things. That does not exclude prayer, but it does include the messiness of daily life in a family. It is not the mess that is holy, but rather who we become through the challenges we face as a family.

The self giving of time, attention, love, forgiveness, affirmation and support are clear signs of God’s presence in your family. Indeed we need to celebrate.