Even on vacation the journey that the Q conference and Radical (the book by David Platt) began continues. Months ago God impressed Isaiah 58:12 on my heart: that we are to be called repairers of broken walls, and restorers of streets with dwellings. This morning I read a few chapters in Ezekiel that reminded me of the mission. Ezekiel 13:5 pointed out that it is possible we have stepped up to broken walls and repaired them into flimsy walls covered with whitewash to make them look good. But in the day of battle, those flimsy walls will fall down, and no one will ask us about the whitewash!
There is a truth there not to miss. When trouble comes, real trouble, we aren’t worried about the outfit we are wearing or the decor of our homes. Flimsy walls just won’t cut it.
Later in today’s reading from Ezekiel I read about the sins of Gomorrah. Know what they were? She and her daughters were arrogant, overfed, and ignored the poor and the needy. Ouch. I never thought about having the sins of Gomorrah before!
Trying to figure out how to incorporate social justice into your everyday, walking around and running errands kind of life? Check out this resource I also found today from a Twitter friend. It is called Steps of Justice, and it is a great resource to incorporate mindfulness into your day. It has a thirty day prayer journal with small and large action steps to consider. Thank you Jamie Arpin-Ricci for this resource!
Stepsofjustice.org
(I am writing this on my iPad and have no idea how to turn that into a link yet…you will have to type that in! How old school! I will figure that out soon!)
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Great post. Thanks for the link too, I’m honored. I love that I get to be involved in a small way in doing justice.
Cheers, Phil
Thanks for a wonderful reminder of the importance of social justice. It is part of our servant leadership.