"Choose life!" This is the  mandate Moses gives to the people of Israel just before they enter the promised land. These words speak to us as well. In a culture where the value of autonomy and personal freedom mask human greed and selfishness, we do well to remember God's way of life calls us to respect and honor every human being created in God's image, and during this creation season, choosing life, calls us to conserve and honor the earth and her creatures. Failure to live by divine wisdom will in fact lead to death -- violence among human beings, injustice in our relations with one another, and the death of our planet. This week, what particular ways will  you and I imagine so that we choose life?

Blessings,

Father Mark