And make it now. We like to think we have all the time in the world to make choices. We love the parables Jesus told about his open invitation to the kingdom. Truly, I do not know you. For life does not go on forever, and there will not always be a tomorrow.
Today is a day for decision, just as is everyday.
Today is a day for choosing discipleship, with all its costs and joys, with all its demands and comforts. Today is a day for choosing to bring our youth up in this strange and difficult and wonderful thing called the church. Today is a day for choosing to seek Christ s presence, here, in the face of the friend and that of the stranger, and here, at this table, in the breaking of the bread. Today is a day for choosing to repent and make a new start by embracing God s gracious invitation to new life. Choose this day.