"Everything's hallow that even the struggle itself is also hallow"
Warm greetings.
In this season of All Hallows, this marks the start of commemorating not just the dearly departed, but also to think a little about the need for holiness as a person in this changing world.
To be holy is a difficult kind of commitment. People may pray, attend mass, confess, even fast in pursuit of absolving sin and attain grace, but the realities of life shows people that they're still in constant battle with sin, and at times fall from it.
But it takes time to recover as one has to stand up and continue walking on its journey towards holiness. That by praying and doing good works help one or another to get on the right path especially in facing existing, next, and future challenges in life. True that being holy requires a lot of effort, as God desires humanity to pursue holiness at all costs because without holiness one cannot see the Lord.
For sure most people have started to clean the graves of their loved ones, if not starting to provide kids treats at night, or even writing thoughts in this solemn occasion, but behind happiness and remembrance is the call for holiness as God encouraged.
To be honest, this note have nothing to say more, but this call for holiness in this season is also becoming a call for struggle. Call it ideal but, the need for holiness doesn't stop by simply praying or by making good works alone, for like the saints and martyrs of the church, those who trying their bests to save lives and give a voice to the voiceless, who partake the bitter cup of sacrifice as they witness to the injustices of this world, do they bear holiness as they seek truth from facts and thus willing to resist and assert the just?