Sor Juana on Life and Death

A random thought: I just stumbled on a quote from Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, 17th century
Mexican poet and nun, directed to the Viceroy, arguing for the life of a condemned man:
Muerte puede dar cualquiera
vida, sólo puede hacerlo
Dios: luego solo con darla
podéis a Dios pareceros.

Death can be granted by anyone
Life can only be created by God:
Therefore only in granting life
Do you resemble the deity.

That, coupled with "Behold, I set before you life and death, therefore choose life" speaks to me as the "Spiritual" in progressivism - working for the life giving force, whether that be working for an end to war, an equitable economy, or a second chance for our planet.