Traditionally, Lent is a time of fasting and reflection, for giving up luxuries and giving over control to God. This Lent, we are asking God to break our hearts for what breaks His.
While we can’t fix all the injustices in the world, we can open our hands to God and can pay attention to what He places on our hearts, being mindful of His call to share the good news and love of Jesus with others.
We invite you to spend 40 days reflecting on God’s justice and, instead of giving anything up, to take on a small achievable act of justice every day. Justice is at the heart of the Christian faith and our personal relationship with Christ cannot be separated from it. Every Christian, whether old or young, is called to develop a life of justice, love, and faith. Justice does not have to be a large act of political activism or volunteering, but rather should be a way of looking at the world and living according to God’s will.
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Our lives are often full and busy, and it can be daunting to try and think about taking something else on. However, the Every Day Justice resource was designed so that it will fit easily into your everyday life. Each reflection and act can be done in 10 minutes, although you are very welcome to spend longer that this if you want. The aim is to help you cultivate habits and to consider different activities, all of which can be understood as acts of justice in some form or another.
Inside there is a short reflection on justice in the Bible for every week of Lent. Each reflection builds on the last, helping us to develop a biblically-based understanding of justice in the Christian faith. Every day there will be a short Scripture passage to meditate on which ties in with the week’s reflection. Some of these are only one or two verses – so don’t read them and rush away but spend a little time repeating the passage to yourself, lingering over the words and expecting God to speak to you. Come back to them throughout the day. Every day there will also be a small action you can do. Sometimes it will be prayer, or reading about a topic, sometimes it might be speaking out or creating art or poetry. We encourage you to try to do all these things even if they push you out of your comfort zone. The daily act of justice will not always ‘match’ the Bible verse for the day, although sometimes it might. If you’re fairly new to the biblical understanding of justice, sometimes it might not be immediately clear how the daily action relates to justice, however, we hope that by the end of Lent, you will be able to see how each activity helps to cultivate a life of justice according to the will of God.
May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you as you begin this journey towards everyday justice this Lent.
Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation Team
