With what shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before God on high? ... He has told you, O mortal, what is good; and what does the require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God? (Micah 6: 6,8)
I am to come before the Lord with justice. How do I engage my neighbor? How do I serve my community? How do I contribute to fulfilling God's intention for each and all?
I am to come before the Lord loving kindness. I am to "do" justice, but love kindness. I am to identify with the struggle and weakness of others. The Hebrew translated as kindness is checed which is identified with the Greek agape. We can hear that we are to love love. we are to be faithful, engaged, and self-sacrificing in serving God and neighbor.
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I am to walk humbly with my God. I am to go where God leads. I am to listen to what God says. I am to be self-critical in my understanding.
(This is not assigned for today's liturgy, but it falls between the liturgical readings for Micah from yesterday and for tomorrow.)
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