Jesus referred to the “good part”¹ in the exchange between Martha and Mary, Lazarus’ sisters, saying that whoever chose it would never be deprived of it.

As a rule, however, human beings understand the “best choice” as the easiest, most pleasant, and/or the one that presents immediate beneficial results.

Do not harden your heart when stony hearts seek you out or collide with yours.

Offer your fraternal service wherever and with whomever you are, not as a favor to others, but as a duty to fulfill before the altar of your own conscience.

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