Uni-verse 235/10,000 For better through verse
Micah 6 v 8
“He has showed you, O man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
The Lord has made it plain to us what He requires of us. He expects us to act justly, not oppressing others, nor robbing others but rendering justice by throwing our weight on the side of the weak against the strong.
We need to honour, adore and revere God for His mercy towards us and reflect that very same quality in our dealings with our fellow beings. We need to humble ourselves in the presence of the Lord by acknowledging Him in all our affairs, by an attitude of gratitude and worship at all times.
These are not generalities but it requires us to specifically respond to people and events and issues in our immediate environment. The brutal assault and murder of two young people in Mumbai when they defended a young lady’s honour is a matter that believers need to respond to. We can respond by saying, “ It is unfortunate but what can we do about it?” We cannot get away with this kind of bystander apathy. We can for instance mobilize public opinion within our sphere of influence against such violent depradators and lawless elements. We can form a Friends of Police unit in Mumbai and other places across the country or the globe to empower people with a certain quotient of power and responsibility that enables people to respond with justice in such situations. The Lord taught us that sin and its most obvious manifestation, crime begins and develops in the hearts and minds of people. He has also shown us what is good. We need to respond by using the latter to counter, reduce and prevent the former.

Prateep V Philip