Day 8: Called to work for justice
Bible: Read Micah 6:6-8
‘With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? Shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, with ten thousands of rivers of oil? Shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?” He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?’
Read the passage through a couple of times. What words stand out to you from this passage? Why are they important for you today?
Reflection:
A key aspect of our vocation, our common calling, is to look outwards, beyond ourselves to the wider picture. Our calling to love and follow the Lord Jesus does not just have implications for us and for those in our immediate family and close friendship circle. We are connected through our faith and common humanity to everyone in our community and wider world.
What do we know about our link diocese in Kagera, about their needs and fears, hopes and dreams?
Have we heard about the environmental initiatives that our diocese is promoting? What do we know about the persecuted church?
What more is God asking of us? How is he asking us to broaden our perspective to look outwards beyond ourselves to the needs of others?
Prayer:
Look on the diocesan website www.cofesuffolk.org for information about our link diocese and/or our environmental initiatives.
Or look on the internet for information about the persecuted church. The Barnabas Fund or Christian Solidarity Worldwide are good places to start. Spend some time praying for the needs of others.
Paul