Choose life

The readings for today have the theme of chose life.
Of course who wouldn't want to do that so why the focus on that?

Couple of weeks ago I shared that there are really two rules for us. Love God and love neighbor. Now as we go through our day sometimes that isn't all that easy to do.

Choosing life can mean forgiveness instead of refusing to forgive someone who did really do wrong to you. Choosing life means what is good for the common good and not just what is good for me. Choosing life means correcting an employee who is not doing what they should be doing so the people they serve and their co-workers may have fuller life. Choose life may mean not buying something I don't need so I can buy something for a food pantry for those who haven't a meal. Today's news talked about a mother in Mosinee who didn't eat for 3 days so her children could eat. She shared that with a food pantry manager. These circumstances are around us not just in a 3rd world country.

A month ago I had a chance to talk to a principal of a school where most families are making it. She has breakfast every morning in her office for the few children who come to school with nothing to eat. She herself buys the cereal and milk for her children in need. Her school does not qualify for the school breakfast program.

Open our eyes and hearts this let God so we may choose life.

What will help me are the things we talked about on Tuesday a practice of alms giving, prayer and fasting.

I pray that I and you will ask God for the grace to choose life in our daily circumstances.