There are quite a number of non-profits, governmental agencies, and private corporations and individuals that are active in the recovery of New Orleans. Some have a new vision that pushes the norms and some remain diligent within the established rules of everyday life. Wisdom may be found in the intersection between these two approaches.

 

This week’s Good News makes explicit how we are to live with each other. The Ten Commandments are clear with what NOT to do. The challenge of living full and prosperous lives is not just to avoid behaviors clearly stated in the Ten Commandments, but to live out of real and genuine love for God and for others.

 

The strict rules and regulations of our society show us where the limit is. Meanwhile, we, as creative and loving human beings, can promote life by living a life centered on hope.

 

This week’s surprise announcement of Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize is one example of living hopefully – taking responsibility for your actions, inciting a new way where mutuality overcomes the consequences of differences, and encouraging one another to work better together.

I prayed, and prudence was given me;
I pleaded, and the spirit of wisdom came to me."
Wisdom 7:7