Living justly makes me hopeful. It changes my perspective, seeing beyond my limitations.
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Week 44. Living Justly. Sowing Justice.
Life is about becoming. It’s not about doing and having. These are the distractions that get in our way.
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In a culture where everyone is screaming for their rights, are we losing who we are? Are we asleep to the people that God created us to be?
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I am called to be your partner in justice. We are all called to be saints. Grant me the courage to go to the places of injustice and work to reveal the glory of Your kingdom.
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When we turn to our Creator, we are shown merciful love. Love fills our heart leaving little room for fear. Gone are the thoughts that I am separated from the Spirit that lives in me.
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When we see the weakest treated unjustly, the marginalized taken advantage of, the most vulnerable violated, it tears away at our belief in a god of justice. But God knows and sees all. My hope lies in knowing and believing that all wrongs will be righted.
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When faithfulness is our standard, we are more likely to sustain our engagement with tasks that will never end: doing justice, loving mercy, and calling the beloved community into being. We must make “Love one another as I have loved you” (John 13:34) the foundation of national respect, the standard of our national discernment, the bedrock of both our personal relationships and a civilized society. According to CAC faculty member Brian McLaren and Gareth Higgins, six narratives have been driving forces in human history:
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The spirit of faithfulness is manifest when we give others their due, have an attitude of faith and always seek to know and live God’s will for our lives. We are given the gift of faith; however, most of us have to work to find this gift. When I put my agenda aside, seek God’s will, and surrender to the call, I live a good life the way it was designed.
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We are told that if we had faith the size of a mustard seed, we could uproot a mulberry tree and plant it in the sea. The lesson in this parable is something simple: faith is power. When our lives are aligned to God, we become conduits of enormous power, bringing justice into our world.
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Are you faithful to the truth?
In a world that creates confusion, where the choices and amount of information can be overwhelming…whose voice do you listen for? Whose voice do you hear? The voice of truth always draws us towards justice and belief in God’s universal goodness.
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