Genesis 13:2, 5-18 / Matthew 7:6, 12-14
Anyone who enters a competition would hope to be a winner.
No one would enter a competition just to be a loser or to come in last. That doesn't make sense.
The human tendency is to strive to win, to be first, to gain the most and be the best.
That is also apparent in making choices. We choose what seems to be the best and the most beneficial to us.
In the 1st reading, when it came to the choice of the land, Abram let Lot make the first choice, although as the elder, he could have make the choice first and he would have chosen the land to his advantage.
As expected, Lot chose the choice part of the land, but God rewarded Abram for his generosity and humility.
The way of generosity and humility is the narrow gate, but it is a hard road that leads to life.
Let us choose that narrow gate and hard road and we will find God's blessings on our choice.