Showing posts with label Social Justice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Social Justice. Show all posts

March 01, 2015

Shalom, His Justice

Opportunity

God is working in me and in Tiffany, doing a new work within us and through us. An opportunity has been placed in our path, and we are earnestly seeking His direction. The task is a task of justice, kindness and humility; but what does justice, kindness and humility look like through the lens of Christ Jesus? Today I am intrigued with this word, a word I have heard many times before, but the concept seems vague still: justice.


Shalom
In seeking His heart for justice, I am praying and reading His word; I am studying the findings of others. Shalom was brought to my attention. Jim Wallis, in his entry How the Bible Understands Justice, paints a picture of shalom as justice for us. Let me share a few of his ideas that stood out to me: