October's Saint
The rich kid who found God was enough
Francis grew up rich in Assisi, Italy. His father sold fine cloth, and Francis wore the brightest clothes in town, threw the best parties, and dreamed of becoming a knight. He had everything a boy could want, and he still kept wanting one more thing.
Then God started changing his heart. A sick man lived outside the town walls, and everyone was afraid of him, Francis too. One day, instead of riding away, Francis got down off his horse, put a coin in the man's hand, and held it. Not long after, praying in a crumbling little church called San Damiano, he heard Jesus speak from the cross: Francis, go and repair my house.
October's letter comes from St. Francis himself, telling the little ones about the night God stopped him in the middle of the street, the day he gave everything away, and the one thing he learned with nothing left: God is enough.
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