“He that justifieth the wicked, and he that
condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.”
~
Proverbs 17:15
We turn
on the radio in the car[s] and we hear about injustice within our community and
our state. We turn on the television in our home[s] and we hear about injustice
within our community and our state, and our country. We get online and we learn
of injustice in the rest of the world. And we weep like angels for those who
endure the injustice.
Whether
the injustice we encounter involves an innocent of the accused crime dying in
police custody or if a homeless person we never met froze to death because the
shelter was full. We all weep for the dead. We weep because there was no way to
prevent this random incident we are now aware of.
As an
individual, it is not our cross to bear. It is the community’s. It falls to all
of us. Although there are those who will protest that it is not their
responsibility. Yet, IT IS. It is all of ours, not because we reject
responsibility, but the responsibility is ours to lift the weight upon us to
help when we can. HOW we can.
If no
one knows how they can help, it is your, our, responsibility to show them, to
help them onto the path of justice. But, if they stumble – it is our job to
help them back to good. And to show them God appreciates their time and their
efforts. The grave reality is what we must show in order for them to comprehend
His plan.
His plan
for us is not written on paper anywhere. That particular tapestry has been written
already. And woven into the very fabric of our lives. And sometimes the strings
in the tapestry unravel to mingle into the tapestries of other people’s lives
and so on…
But we
must remember His plan is not always clearly understood. And it can be
confusing to those who do not read His book regularly. Or frequently. Truthfully,
it can be confusing, at times, to His own priests. But it is through unity and
community and outreach that we learn of His plans for us. For us all.
But
always remember through God we can turn injustice on its side into justice served.
Amen.
