tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587008.post4353890150963749057..comments2024-01-25T03:56:02.403-08:00Comments on Presbyterian Bloggers: JusticeMirandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16380861596539183040noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587008.post-66416829434297781952009-05-23T21:55:24.387-07:002009-05-23T21:55:24.387-07:00Plato said that justice is "that to which eac...Plato said that justice is "that to which each man is due". A strong sense of fairness there.<br /><br />The old testament seems to suggest that justice is giving each person an equal share of what life has to offer. Which is why it was so important to care for the widows and the orphans, and to leave leftovers on the fields and pay back that which was stolen. Also a strong sense of fairness.<br /><br />Our modern sense of justice is to insure that each person is given an equal >>opportunity<< to receive the good that life has to offer. Leaves room for unfairness. Life, liberty and the pursuit (not necessarily the achievement) of happiness. <br /><br />(Or was that 'private property'?)<br /><br />It seems our sense of justice has been modified to make room for capitalism.<br /><br />I feel that to do justice in the biblical sense must be to give each person their fair share. But to love kindness (or 'mercy' depending on the translation) is to give them more than their fair share. And to walk humbly is to recognize that God gives us much more than our fair share, and that it is in gratitude that we must do justice and love mercy.<br /><br />After all, the Lord gives and the Lord also can take away.Jodiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15447125159108080797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20587008.post-18884504092627400922009-05-20T20:01:16.978-07:002009-05-20T20:01:16.978-07:00Funny thing. I actually learned the verse (and so...Funny thing. I actually learned the verse (and song) with "seek," rather than "act."<br /><br />"What does the Lord require of you? To seek justice, and love kindness, and walk humbly with your God."<br /><br />Changing the one word makes for an interesting difference!Sarahlynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658866017847046987noreply@blogger.com