Good Words for Today: October 20

I ran across a quote attributed to Irish playwright Oscar Wilde: “The only difference between the saint and the sinner is that every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future.” Both ends of that statement seem true to me. The saint has a past—to keep him from getting puffed up with pride, and the sinner has a future—to keep him from giving in to despair. In the gospel every sinner who comes to Christ has a wonderful future—no matter how bad his past has been. This is the source of our hope.  

October 20, 2024