When Human beings say, "No" to God, the power of sin spreads like a virus through creation; but when Jesus of Nazareth said, "Yes" to God in everything he unleashes a different sort of virus, one that spreads righteousness around the world. This new 'virus' allows us to live reconciled to God in a world of abundance rather than alienated to God and others in a world of scarcity. But this means our choices matter, because every time we say, "No" to God, we spread death and despair; but every time
