One of my favorite quips is, “We raise our children to be independent – and they go and do it!”
Recently it hit me that, of course, that quip applies to me. I am – and each of us is – a child not only of our human parents, but of God, however named; of the Holy Spirit; of Life with a capital L.
Each of us, having received the gift of life, may and must make our own creative and independent decisions as to what the gift of life means to us and what stewardship of that gift calls upon us to do.
What are we called upon to do today, and this week?
What will the legacy of our choices be for future generations?