How Do You Act Justly?
“Act justly,” says the prophet Micah. But really, and practically, how in the world do you do THAT? I think I have at least part of the answer. Whenever our church goes up to Walter Hoving Home (walterhovinghome.com) to paint…or make handmade cards…or provide a worship service….or do an exercise class….or just hang out….we are in a small way restoring some of the life that was stolen from those women by alcohol or drugs or prostitution (or all three!). In the words of the prophet Joel, we are restoring what the locusts have eaten. And that is acting justly.
The same is true when our church folk feed the hungry at Soup Angels at First Reformed Church or at the weekly Sunday Supper in our church hall. Or when our women do their Sunday night Bible study at the Rockland County Correctional Facility. “Act justly, love mercy and walk humbly with your God,” says the prophet Micah. That is our church’s vision, and I think we’re pursuing it well!