The Hour of Decision

This past Winter, my younger son was ill, and I was trying to decide whether to keep him home from school. While this may not seem like a big deal, it would have meant his 19th absence from school due to illness that year. I would have to petition a request to allow him to advance to the next grade. This was not new. I had to do this for him just about every other year due to his many illnesses.

As I stood in the kitchen trying to decide whether to send him to school or call the doctor, I remembered to ask the only One Who can help any of us... "God, what should I do?" I asked. His reply was life changing for me: Now is the 'Hour of Decision'. Will you choose to live a life of love, or will you choose to live a life of fear? BAM! I had my answer. A sense of peace, a peace that surpasses all understanding, filled my heart, my mind, my body.

In that moment, I understood that this was not just about whether to keep my son home from school when he was sick. No, this went much deeper. I now had the template for all decision making. I've learned to begin asking myself, "Am I doing this out of love or fear?" Perfect Love comes from God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Perfect Love casts out all fear.

So, each one of us must decide in all things: How will we choose to live? A life of love or a life of fear? Now is the 'Hour of Decision'.