anniversary

Monday December 2^nd, Isaiah 2: God's Message will come forth and He'll settle things fairly between nations. God will make things right between all peoples and true justice, God’s justice, will prevail.  In the realm of power structures in this world, those with the power and money always think they are being more than just, and the powerless and poor always know they are once again getting screwed. The recent Citizens United case is a case in point.  God’s justice is not like human justice. God’s justice gets at the why, not just the “who” and in the process the victims and the victors can seem to reverse roles.  With God’s justice hope is born for all. God’s justice deals with both sides of the equation and the systems the keep the injustice going and therefore may not look like justice at all for those in power. It is comfort for the afflicted and affliction for the comfortable. The comfortable sometimes have a little trouble seeing that as good news in the beginning. They will, in time. God’s love is for all, it is just that in balancing the scales (God’s justice) one side doesn’t like the way things move and both sides have yet to experience what a God balanced life is like.  On a side note, today is my ordination anniversary.  December 2^nd, 1990.  Still in my first call.