Today’s readings remind us to choose God, who is Life. Just like the people of Nineveh, we must repent for our offenses to God and one another. In RCIA today, the talk was on sin. Every time we sin we hurt our relationship with the Lord. Our decision to be a Christian is not a onetime thing and then all is well. It is a decision we must make every day and some days we have to make this decision several times a day. Whenever I am tempted to sin I have a choice. I can give into the temptation or choose life. God knows what is in our hearts; and while others may not see how we are struggling to do good; God is aware and he rejoices in our struggle. He rejoices in our desire to please him, our perseverance and he provides the strength we need to overcome these temptations. We can’t allow our sin to lead us into despair and to think that it is hopeless to overcome those sins that keep tripping us up. Paul reminds us in his letter to the Romans, “Where sin increased, grace overflowed all the more, so that, as sin reigned in death, grace also might reign through justification for eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.” (Romans 5:20-21) God is always waiting for us to return to him, just like the prodigal son.
Today is also the 39th anniversary of the court decision in Roe v Wade that legalized abortion. Since this judgment, over 50 million children have been murdered. During his homily, Fr. Jason stated that “this has been genocide on an unthinkable level. There are other areas of life that need attention as well- but none whose evil is as widespread as abortion. The bishops remind us that over 3,000 babies each day die within the womb of their mother. This creates a great wound in the mothers of these children and society as a whole.” We need to put an end to our culture of death and choose life. We need to be the voice for those who are unable to speak for themselves.
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