We continue with the vision of Justice in "In the End - The Beginning."
...God is also already present where injustice is suffered. If God brings about justice for those who suffer violence, then he also identifies himself with the victims of violence, putting himself on their side. What is done to the poor and helpless is indirectly done to him too. His justice-creating righteousness is intensified through his Real Presence among the victims.
This is one of the hidden realities of our world unless we trust that the God of scripture is really still with us even as we move into this day. It is the reality that can and does create hope among those who are victimized in many and various ways because in the middle of everything that should not happen, we are told is the God who never leaves the side of the victim and oppressed. The scriptures are filled with those kind of stories. They are not meant to be mere entertainment. They are to remind us of our God when the day comes in our lives when injustice reigns and its brutality will not stop. It is here that this "justice-creating righteousness" comes to life and people today become the stories told tomorrow of victims embraced by our God in the most evil of days.
Connection: There are many poetic ways of talking about God's power and grace coming upon us within the dark days of our lives. Sometimes, that reminder will come to others in our words and our presence and our simple, encouraging touch.
Be present in this day, O God, for we are in constant need of your Reign of peace when we are threatened and overwhelmed by the powers around us. Remind us again that you do indeed come to be with us...even us. Amen.
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