Injustice

There are many travesties in this world. So many injustices. An abandoned child. A murdered loved one. An abused person/child. An assaulted young lady. Sex trafficking. A person fired because they were disliked for a personal reason. Racism. Homeless children. People who are starving. An innocent person behind bars. A woman sexualized.

The definition of injustice: “unfair treatment: a situation in which the rights of a person or a group of people are ignored”

So many injustices. We cannot even begin to name them all. And we all jump on different bandwagons and advocate or protest or try and protect those people who are having those injustices done to them. And it is so important because it shows that there are people out there who care, love, and want that unity and peace that I think everyone really wants in the grand scheme of things.

Why then do the people who step in to protect choose to respond in anger, hatred, etc.? We should be responding in love.

We have all been hurt in our lives, some more than others. And we will never understand what other people have gone through or endured in their lifetime. What one person has gone through most likely has nothing to do with what you have gone through. Why then do we feel like we have been wronged the worst? We have been hurt the most, more than anyone else? Your pains & anguish are awful and so are the other persons!

The kid who was abused may not understand why you are starving or why the other person was looked down upon or physically harmed because of their race.

All injustices are wrong. There is evil in this world.

And it saddens my heart that any person of any race, religion, gender, has been hurt because of the evil in this world that we as humans create out of bitterness and anger and because we have not forgiven the people who have hurt us. Holding onto that in our hearts hurts us more than the person who did the injustice.

I apologize on behalf of those who have wronged you. I am sorry for your pain. I hope & pray that you can forgive that person and find that healing in Jesus Christ. I didn’t say it was easy but all things are possible with Christ.

Jesus is the ultimate example for everyone but especially for those who call themselves believers of Christ. He endured the worst of the worst and He did nothing wrong. He was wronged in every possible way and He was innocent. He was looked down upon because of who He was and He forgave. He loved. He cried out to God and He endured it all for the cross so that we as humans could be saved and forgiven. So that we could be the light in the dark. So that we could spread that love & peace of Christ.

We are to be the example that Jesus was and is to the world. We are His hands and His feet. We are to forgive and to not judge and act out in anger & bitterness. We are to respond in love, no matter what injustice has been done to us. We are to be love, no matter what injustice has been done to us. We are to be Jesus to the brokenhearted, no matter who did the injustice. We are to be the body of Christ.

Sometimes we may not get the answers we seek or want this side of heaven but God promised justice. I don't pretend to understand it all or to have all the answers. I just ask those who believe in Christ to stand up and be that example to the world.

"12 Since God chose you to be the holy people he loves, you must clothe yourselves with tenderhearted mercy, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13 Make allowance for each other’s faults, and forgive anyone who offends you. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you must forgive others. 14 Above all, clothe yourselves with love, which binds us all together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace that comes from Christ rule in your hearts. For as members of one body you are called to live in peace. And always be thankful." -Colossians 3:12-15 NLT