Please add spaces between words: ThecommunionofsaintspresupposesthatinGodweareallconnected,givingandreceivingunexpectedandundeservingactsofgrace.Inthepracticeof“makingsaints,”however,thiscommunionisnotonlypresumed,itistappedtoserveaspecificpurpose.GracesreceivedandattributedtotheServantofGodarecollected,tested,siftedandauthenticatedbyGod’sownproofofacandidate’sholiness.
The communion of saints presupposes that in God we are all connected, giving and receiving unexpected and undeserving acts of grace. In the practice of “making saints,” however, this communion is not only presumed, it is tapped to serve a specific purpose. Graces received and attributed to the Servant of God are collected, tested, sifted and authenticated by God’s own proof of a candidate’s holiness.