Will we ever see justice in this world? Will we ever see it
in our time? The quest for justice is a very old one. Over 3,000 years ago the
Psalmist wrote a few lines about the seeming freedom with which violence is
practiced. Malls, churches, theaters, classrooms are filled with blood. I have
seen what a crime-scene filled with blood looks like – it is not pretty! The
very blood flowing out of a car where a young man was senselessly shot five times
in the head still haunts my mind. Where, oh, where is justice?
There is a judge who will bring ultimate justice, says the
Psalmist:
“For the Lord is righteous,
he loves justice;
the upright
will see his face.” Psalm 11:7
Justice flows from God
because God is a God of rightness – a God who set the wrongs of our world right.
On some days we do see justice as I saw in that courtroom when 10 peers of the
accused found him guilty of murder. On many other days we wait in anguish for
some justice. The promise of God is that God loves justice as much as you do
and someday justice will come down the mountains to the valleys. – Ron Friesen
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ReplyDeleteI think you've put your finger on something here. Was it Sartre who said that if God does not exist it would be necessary for Man to invent Him? There are three basic roles for 'God,' and to me the most important is his role as ultimate judge.People want justice and they want it in this world, now. But sometimes they can't get it. A promise of final justice in a next world goes a long way toward making life bearable.
ReplyDeleteNota, Thank you for reading and commenting. I think the human need for eventual justice would certainly account for some kind of deity to bring justice.
ReplyDeleteAn interesting line you walked with that agreement.
DeleteYF, Thank you for reading and commenting.
ReplyDeleteRon