Do Justice, Embrace faithful love and walk

What does the Lord ask of me?

"He has told you, what is good and what the Lord requires from you: 

Do justice, Embrace faithful love, and walk humbly with God." Micah 6:8, CEB

This verse has been used in many venues; calling people to show love, grace and mercy. Urging people to respond to justice or injustice yet it grieves my heart  that as "my" world is impacted, you know getting closer to home, this practicality takes on a vague or dimly lit command.  It becomes embedded in the grey areas and sometimes shelved for later use.  

Maybe it's out of convenience or that the command doesn't fit my lifestyle and people need to really take care of themselves...you know "not my problem."  Society as a system, a living growing system requires community.  Communal living with accountability, voice for the oppressed, actively showing grace and faithful love to those who didn't earn it, ownership for actions/feelings and self-reflection.

As we see the event which pops-up frequently, I am impacted by Jon Stewart's reflective words (paraphrased), "we are more responsive to people in countries that threaten; isn't the destruction we see right here killing us from the inside...one young man, with hate symbols on his clothing walking into an innocent group of mostly older women, of color, and ending their lives."  Another friend, T. Austin responded that "white people live everyday in safe places of privileged...we have to make the effort..."

                      

to DO the just acts, Embrace faithful love, not hate or fear and 

walk nearer and closer to the heart of God.