Too many Options

I have found the book Anecdotes & Scripture Notes by Rev John G. Hillier to be a good source for ideas for homilies. Even when though I might not use what he had it can be helpful to put you on a good path for a homily. Here is one of his stories and what he says in story 85

Too many Options.
In our technical world, our lives are drowning in options that consume our time. Even watching television may be a giant undertaking because it seems to take fifteen minutes to go through all the 197 channels trying to choose what to watch. If we shop for spaghetti sauce, we have to choose from a dozen brands the sad truth is that we have become “prisoners of options.”

Reflection
Although some options in modern living may border on the ridiculous, having them is not always bad. Worse than options is the sad truth that we often assign equal value to the choices we have. Making decisions must always be responsible and legitimate. To use the example of abortion, it can never be a correct, moral choice. The question of Choice, by definition, suggests that the outcome would be a valuable one. We may have options concerning how we are to live out the details of discipleship, but what options do we have if Jesus invites us through baptism to follow Him. In fidelity? Only two: to accept whole-heartedly, or not to accept. What will our R.S.V.P be?

There are many times in homilies and stories that we can bring in abortion and keep it on the peoples minds this is a good example of how do to that.