Each of us has been gifted with life and entrusted with a way of life that is given not possessed. Each day provides the opportunity to examine how we build on these foundations in a way that gives glory to God, not ourselves. It allows us to notice how our lives become a prayer that echoes the voice of God lived for the good of all creation.
It is important that we listen to the voice of God and not just our own. This is at the heart of the Synod on synodality where we are called to be in the world but not of the world. In our listening, we are called to act justly, walk humbly, and love tenderly in how we are present in our day-to-day realities.
This is important when we realize that in entrusting life to us God calls us to witness to proclaiming the good news in our own time and space. In a world that often seeks to divide people against each other, we need to seek how the kingdom of God is actually producing fruits in our own age. Will there be a fruit that is rich and juicy or sets our teeth on edge? In all things, we are called to discover the quiet voice that dwells deep inside for the good of the whole of creation.
As we pause to cast our votes on the referendum may we act justly, walk humbly, and love tenderly in the way we care for the land that we call home and for the indigenous people who invite us to share their wisdom.
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