If we were asked as Christians, how do we live a good life, just what will our answer be?
We may say things like we trust in God and live our lives honestly and charitably.
We may say a lot of other things to describe how we would live a good life.
But in the 1st reading, the prophet Micah summed it all in just a few lines and that sets the direction of life
"What is good has been explained to you; this is what the Lord asks of you: only this, to act justly, to love tenderly and to walk humbly with your God."
That is so simple to understand and yet it is so difficult to live out.
Because the fact is that we have failed in at least one of the aspects and it is not likely that we can ever say we were able to live that out all the time.
But to do what is right and just and do it humbly and lovingly is what basic fundamental goodness is all about.
That is not some kind of ideology but it is what God is asking of us.
That is what others want to see in us when they know that we are Christians.
So now that we know what God is asking of us, let us humbly and loving ask the Lord to grant us the grace to always do what is right and just.