‘I set before you, life and prosperity, death and disaster.’
(see Deuteronomy 30:15-20)
Decisions, decisions! We make them every day. In fact, research suggests we make 35,000 remotely conscious decisions each day. And, of course, as our level of responsibility increases, so does the myriad of choices we have to make.
We may not think that most of the decisions we take in life have very significant consequences but, if we stop and think about it, some of them will indeed have effects for good or for ill. Whether it’s where we shop, how we spend our money, or how we treat someone – these all have consequences for us and for others. These days, many of us are aware of the need to cut costs when shopping but can all of us always justify cost over welfare, or pennies over unfair working conditions? Should someone be employed and treated badly or paid poorly so that we can have cheaper goods?
As God in the time of Moses offered his people a choice, so many of those 35,000 decisions we make each day may indeed be making a choice between life and prosperity or death and disaster. Agricultural workers throughout the world, for example, often have very few options for a sustainable livelihood. They may lack formal contracts or basic health and safety assurances or adequate wages, among so other challenges. Can we be more informed about the decisions we make? Can a sense of justice fuel our financial decisions?
PRAY FOR all workers to be treated with dignity and fairness,. May we make just decisions which bring life and prosperity.
Our daily reflections for Lent focus on the many injustices which exist in our world, as we seek connect our life of prayer to social justice the Justice of God which Christ proclaimed. More resources are available at www.southcardiffministryarea.co.uk/just-lent
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