Sainthood

 There is no guarantee “Sainthood” in any spiritual path, be it formal religion or recovery processes.  While we are alive, if we are on the path, we face our shortcomings on a daily basis.  We may pray that they go away, but they don’t.  Why not?  We are “working” our spiritual path!  Maybe a power that could take them away wants us to avoid false pride, this is, we are not better than, and so on.  On the positive side, a spiritual practice does seem to keep us out of any former disastrous situations.  So today reflect not so much on how far you have to go, but how far you have come.