Becoming a Saint in Everyday Life

Lord, I know that it should be my goal to live the life of a saint. I am grateful for the example of how ordinary people became extraordinary. But help me to always remember that I have to be myself—that I was created in the image and likeness of God and I don’t need to imitate others if I am not being true to the person you created. Teach me to find ways to be saintly while living the life of familial responsibility that is my calling. Let me learn to find you within the course of my normal day. And let me always relate to you in my own unique ways without fear that I should be more like someone else, for I am a child of God.