There’s an idea in Christianity that the world and every city in it are held up by the prayers of the Saints.
Without these quiet prayers and those who pray them in secret, everything would crumble into darkness.
Greatness brings to mind big visible achievements. But true greatness is much harder to achieve.
True greatness is consistent goodness in the details of daily life. True greatness is living in alignment with the truth, showing love, patience, kindness, strength, resolve, self-control, and joy in every duty, every friendship, every action.
True greatness is relentless movement towards perfection. True greatness never seeks and seldom gets attention.
There are true greats hidden among us. They are the saints whose lives hold together this fragmented and fallen world. They are the Remnant. It’s unlikely you’ll encounter one, and even less likely you’d realize it.