“He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?” - Micah 6:8 (NRSV)
I have a t-shirt that has the phrase “do justice/ love mercy/ walk humbly” printed on it. I am always on the lookout for a nice Bible inspired t-shirt, so without giving it much thought, I quickly added it to my cart when I saw an ad for it online. And once the t-shirt arrived I was wearing it at church one day… a member of our congregation commented on the design of the t-shirt. The part that stood out to the church member was “walk humbly.” She remarked how rare it is for people to remember the importance of humility as Christians. Her comment came to my mind while re-reading Micah in preparation for worship this Sunday.
What does it mean for us as Christians to consider walking humbly, in response to our summer series “The Bible and Economic Justice”? As we are now several weeks into this series, I think we have begun to consider several different interpretations of what it means to “do justice.” This Sunday, let’s continue the conversation on what God requires of us as people of faith!