Father Dan Reehil

Of course, she never went.

But in the providence of the church, she is named as the patron saint of missionaries, even though she never left the four walls of her cloister.

So God accomplished what he had to do with her in 24 years.

And before she died, she said the Lord made it clear to her that her real work would begin in heaven, where she would have a profound role in the church from heaven.

And if you've ever prayed a novena to St.

Therese,

On the ninth day of that novena, miraculously, almost always, a rose shows up, because she's called the little flower.

And people get a rose in some way, shape, or form, or they smell roses in their home, and there's no rose in the home.

Like, she's letting people know, I'm still working hard for your salvation.

Even though Jesus did the heavy lifting, we still have to choose every day.

Are we gonna choose God today, or are we gonna choose to go away from God today?

And I'm always telling people, in every decision we make in life, you have to have on the horizon, heaven is the goal.

Because you could amass vast amounts of money and power and success in this life if you really put your nose to the ground and do the hard work.

And you could come out, you know, $350 million at the end of life.

But if you don't get to heaven, you're a loser.

Like a big loser.

The biggest.

There's no other.

That's the only thing you have to get right.

You can get everything else wrong, but if you get to heaven, you're a winner.