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When we are small, we are prone to grab at control in our lives by saying that word \u201cMine\u201d and doing so forcefully. As we get older...we may not say it...but the sentiment is still in our heart...\u201cMine!\u201d Today, as we look at the very important Fifth Commandment, we\u2019re reminded that actually nothing is \u201cMine!\u201d but everything, including my very life, belongs to God. To be sure, it has been given to us...more like loaned to us...but it nonetheless belongs to the God who \u201cknit us together in our mother\u2019s womb\u201d. Therefore, if all life comes from and therefore belongs to God...and it does...it\u2019s then not ours to take, ever. We cannot take our own life...nor anyone else\u2019s. Today we\u2019ll remember that life is precious to be sure, but we\u2019ll remember that this is true because \u201cHe Owns Us\u201d.