Jesus reconciles all things; on privilege and injustice in light of the murder of George Floyd
This post is for my white brothers and sisters, and for myself to come back to, when I need to be reminded of my calling as a follower of Jesus. “And I charged your Judges at that time, ‘Hear the cases between your brothers, and judge righteously between a man and his brother or the alien who is with him. You shall not be partial in judgement. You shall hear the small and the great alike. You shall not be intimidated by anyone, for the judgement is God’s. And the case that is too hard for you, you shall bring to me, and I will hear it." Deuteronomy 1:16-17 I read this passage yesterday morning, and was struck by the direct and unwavering commands of God in regards to justice. We are not the Judges of the people of Israel, but we are the people of God. God’s justice is unwavering, and therefore these verses give us a glimpse at the kind of justice our God upholds. He cares for the alien, the small, and commands impartiality because He knows how bad at that we
