How is God’s love and mercy and justice being lived in
our world today? Perhaps some false misconceptions regarding human
dignity and social analysis have injected deceptive mistaken ideas that
suffocate one’s being a true disciple of mercy that sees with the eyes of
Jesus the needs of those crying for dignity and tolerance, while craving for
healing and deliverance in their wounded brokenness.
This is the cry for authentic love and justice. It
would be erroneous for example to incite hatred for one another as well as
murder to become the viable solution of injustices. You cannot right a
wrong with another wrong. As the Bible says: ‘You can only conquer evil
with good’ (Romans 12:21). There is no other way but the way of
Jesus Christ which is: love, forgiveness, action, work, and justice. Justice
means keeping the law. And Jesus says: “Do unto others what you want
others do unto you. This is the substance and meaning of the entire law
and the message of all the prophets” (Mt. 7:12).
May our conscience have clear direction for each person
to respond positively with God’s mercy and compassion to those in need
and whose spirits are broken by different forms of suffering, injustice
and a culture of greed and violence.
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