Mercy & Justice: What Is In Your Hand?

In Jonah, God challenged the idea that you can’t be MERCIFUL if you are JUST. What love looks like to our enemy. Loving our neighbor is a way that we DEMONSTRATE and PARTICIPATE IN the mercies of God. Do we even SEE, UNDERSTAND our neighbor, never mind LOVE them or do we see them as a THREAT to our way of life.

• What is your own experience with participating in acts of mercy? Have you seen them done by a church or organization you've been a part of? Have you experienced it done poorly or well?

• As you look at your life, are there opportunities that God has placed in front of you for bringing justice?

• Are there organizations in your midst that are already doing something in this area that you can partner with?

• Take time to pray around areas of justice that people shared God inviting them into. Pray for wisdom, pray how you can support and encourage them.