Saints Peter and Paul were diametrically opposite men but both became stalwarts and most prominent men of the church. Both were chosen by the Lord to spread his word to the Jews and the Gentiles. Peter was a fisherman, not educated and impulsive. He wanted to walk on water and then got the jitters. He swore to die for Jesus and then denied him. Paul was a Pharisee, highly educated in the Torah having trained under Gamaliel, intelligent, and filled with passion to persecute the Christians. Paul knew about God, but did not know God; Peter experienced God and knew that Jesus was the Messiah. Both became changed men when Jesus touched their lives. Once touched by Jesus they were filled with missionary zeal and fervor, to the point of martyrdom. Both were martyred for their faith – Peter was crucified upside-down. Paul was beheaded.

God chooses unusual and unlikely people to spread his kingdom. From Abraham, to Jacob, to Moses, to David, to the motley group of 12 apostles…the list is endless. What does God see in us? We are his treasures in clay jars. Each one of us has the potential to be a saint, for every saint had a past, every sinner has a future. Will we allow God to touch our lives and transform us? Today?