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The Chibi News Daily Reflection
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Hello, my name is Marjorie and I'm a Baptist leader in Sheffield
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I wonder who and what comes to your mind when you hear the word saint
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In the book of Ephesians in the Bible, Paul addresses the church as God's saints
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And he gives us a powerful reminder that following Christ isn't just about believing
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it's about becoming becoming a totally different kind of person when we hear the word saint we
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often think of very special people of the past people we might idolize but not attempt to imitate
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but if you look at their lives they were just regular ordinary people who made some wise and
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sometimes courageous choices to live well and avoid evil we can all do this becoming a saint
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doesn't mean being perfect. The word actually means being set apart and continually transformed
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by the Spirit of God. This transformation is good for us and for others. Saint Paul tells us to stop
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lying and to speak truthfully, to control our anger, to build others up with our words and to
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forgive, just as in Christ God forgave us. These aren't just moral instructions, they are the daily
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habits of someone becoming holy, leaving behind older habits that are unhelpful and adopting new
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ones that bring life. Becoming a saint happens one choice at a time as we cooperate with the
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Spirit in honesty, purity, kindness and grace
