Some of us are cradle-Catholic, i.e. we were baptised when we were infants.
Some of us are converts, i.e. we were baptised when we are adults.
But whether cradle-Catholics or converts, our religious status is Christian.
If we ever had a choice, would we want to be belong to another religion? Or maybe just be an agnostic.
Such thoughts would have crossed our minds especially when we are angry with God or with the Church, or think that our religious belief has no meaning whatsoever.
But in today's gospel passage, we are reminded that it is not we who chose to believe in God and be a Christian.
It is Jesus who chose us and called us with His love to go and bear fruits of love.
Hence the call to love and to be loving must be at the core of our Christian identity.
The more we want to love, then the more we will receive and experience love from God and from others.
Then we would really want to be a Christian and want to love as Jesus did.