Prioritization within the Whole:
When I use a word such as amputate, I refer to the choices an individual makes. Choices are parts of the body whole. They are clear and bright connections that all may see and recognize. It was individual choice that placed men on one side or the other in the Civil War. My great great grandfather was a Confederate soldier wounded during the battle of Antietam. It was a personal choice that made him a member of the Confederacy, a member of the wounded. Choices will lead us into one camp or another. They are connections that make us a part of something.
What choices have you made? What are you a part of? In the story of a meal, Mary chose to sit and listen to Jesus, leaving her sister to do all the work of preparation. When Martha complained to Jesus, he gave the following response in Luke 10:42 “One thing is needful: and Mary hath chosen that good part.”
We are recognized by our choices as being a part of this or that. If you are recognized as a member of the group who earns something, you are also recognized as a member of the group who worked for it. See Luke 11:10 “For every one that asketh receiveth.” All of us, naturally, prioritize. If you are thirsty, your first choice is to drink. If you are hungry, eating is top on your list. Our choices are priorities that place us here or there. Where are you? What have you chosen to be a part of?
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