There is a very common -- and extremely relevant -- theme in the readings today. Both Joshua and Jesus ask their contemporaries to make a decision. "Who will you serve?" "Will you leave me, too?" Even (and especially) amidst trials and difficulties of all kinds, we pray for the grace to answer as our ancestors did: "As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord!" And from St. Peter: "Lord, to whom will we go? You have the words of everlasting life."
