Holiness: God's Gift, Not Man's Making

A good reminder from the Saint of the Day e-mail (today, Sts. Simon and Jude; emphases mine):

"As in the case of all the apostles except for Peter, James and John, we are faced with men who are really unknown, and we are struck by the fact that their holiness is simply taken to be a gift of Christ. He chose some unlikely people: a former Zealot, a former (crooked) tax collector, an impetuous fisherman, two "sons of thunder" and a man named Judas Iscariot.

It is a reminder that we cannot receive too often. Holiness does not depend on human merit, culture, personality, effort or achievement. It is entirely God's creation and gift. God needs no Zealots to bring about the kingdom by force. Jude, like all the saints, is the saint of the impossible: only God can create his divine life in human beings. And God wills to do so, for all of us

Yesterday's weight: 202 | Yesterday's workout: Stairmaster (10 min.), Abs (8 min.), Stationary Bike (15 min.)