Based on 2 Thessalonians 1:1-4, 11-12 Opening Today we celebrate All Saints Day, and I want to start with a confession: I used to think saints were people in stained glass windows. You know the type—glowing halos, perfect posture, hands folded in perpetual prayer. They seemed so far removed from ordinary life that they might as well have been from another planet. But then I started actually reading Scripture. The Letter and Its Context Our reading today comes from 2 Thessalonians, a letter...

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