Saturday in the Fifth Week of Lent

Correcting Injustice

"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?" Micah 6:8

There are times when we are concerned that we are not living the way God wants us to. We tend to gauge our faithfulness and love for God by what we do that is visible to others: tithing, church attendance, mission trips, and so on. While all these acts are important, they tend to only please ourselves. God is not concerned with what we offer physically if it is not from our hearts. Micah reminds us that God has commanded what is right and wrong, and that we should abide by those laws. Beyond that, the Holy Father's requirements are quite simple: to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with him.

Simply believing in justice is not enough. We must use every power we have in life to correct injustice. This can include being fair to others, spending time with them, showing interest in them, and caring for them in times of need. We must act similarly if we love kindness. Being kind to others only on the surface is insufficient. We must truly care about their spirits and be a support to them when they are in need.

In order to walk humbly with Christ, we must be obedient to him. We must hold a steady and faithful course in life and never veer from that path. By doing justice, loving kindness, and walking humbly with God, we are giving something of ourselves in a spiritual way to Christ, which pleases him above all else.

Elizabeth Cummings

Prayer: Heavenly Father, help me to understand all that you require of me as your faithful servant, so that I may walk humbly with you all the days of my life. Amen.