Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Here’s a reflective, action-oriented draft blog post that explores justice through an interfaith lens — drawing on shared values, global examples, and the spiritual imperative to act.
⚖️ Justice Across Faiths: A Shared Call to Repair the World
Justice is not just a legal concept. It’s a spiritual one.
Across traditions, justice is described not merely as fairness, but as right relationship — with one another, with creation, and with the divine.
In the Christian tradition, Micah 6:8 offers a clear mandate:
“What does the Lord require of you? To act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God.”
But this call echoes far beyond Christianity.
🌍 Justice as a Shared Interfaith Value
Many faiths speak of justice as sacred duty:
- Judaism: Tzedek, tzedek tirdof — “Justice, justice shall you pursue.”
- Islam: “God commands justice, the doing of good…” (Qur’an 16:90)
- Hinduism: Dharma includes moral order and justice.
- Buddhism: Right action and right livelihood are part of the Eightfold Path.
- Sikhism: Service and justice are inseparable.
- Indigenous traditions: Justice is relational — restoring balance among people, land, and spirit.
These teachings don’t just align. They invite collaboration.
🤝 What Interfaith Justice Looks Like
Interfaith justice work is not about blending beliefs. It’s about standing together when dignity is at stake.
Examples from around the world:
- Faith leaders advocating for climate justice at COP29
- Youth panels promoting peace and justice during World Interfaith Harmony Week
- Pope Francis and Muslim leaders calling for bridges of peace and shared responsibility
Common actions:
- Joint advocacy for refugees, the unhoused, and the marginalized
- Interfaith coalitions addressing racial injustice, economic inequality, and environmental degradation
- Public witness — vigils, marches, and statements rooted in shared moral conviction
🕊️ Why Justice Matters in Interfaith Work
Justice is where theology meets reality.
It’s where prayer becomes protest, and compassion becomes policy.
In interfaith spaces, justice:
- Builds trust across difference
- Amplifies moral clarity
- Models cooperation in a fractured world
- Honors the sacred in every person
It’s not just about what we believe.
It’s about what we’re willing to do — together.
🌟 A Closing Thought
Interfaith justice work doesn’t erase our differences.
It dignifies them — by showing that we can act together even when we pray differently.
To pursue justice is to say:
“Your suffering matters to me. Your dignity is sacred. And I will not look away.”
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a post inspired by An Afternoon's Dictation by Steven Greenebaum
Book Description:
In 1999 Steven Greenebaum felt he'd hit the wall. Fifty years old, he could not make sense of his life or the world around him. For several months he angrily demanded answers from God, if God were there. One afternoon, an inner voice told him to get a pen and paper and write. Steven then took dictation - three pages, not of commandments but guidance for leading a meaningful life.
An Afternoon's Dictation grapples with, organizes, and deeply explores the revelations Steven received and then studied for over ten years. His sharing is NOT offered as the only possible way to understand it the dictation. It is offered, rather, as a start. The book's sections include deep explorations into "The Call to Interfaith," "The Call to Love One Another," "The Call to Justice," and "The Call to Community." These explorations
are rooted in a crucial part of the dictation that directs us to "Seek truth in the commonality of religions - which are but the languages of speaking to Me."
Thus, An Afternoon's Dictation builds on what unites our diverse spiritual traditions, not what divides us. It shows us a path to respecting our differences while embracing unity of the great callings of our spiritual traditions. An Afternoon's Dictation provides caring guidance forward in these hugely challenging times - if we are open to it.Keywords:
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