When God created humans they began to reshape this world by their choices. We live on a choice-shaped planet. We have been shaped by thousands of choices, by thousands of people, some a thousand miles away. Some of these are ancient history, some recent history and some contemporary. This does not mean we are in the hopeless stream of other people’s choices. Jesus Himself came by choice of incarnation to enter the currents of history and He overcame. We can’t stop the current, but we can choose how we swim in it. We can surrender to shaping grace and come out as overcomers. Our own choices can make a difference in those who follow.
“In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
