Championing justice and going, sending, praying

Gary Haugen's book, Good News about Injustice: A Witness of Courage in a Hurting World, is compelling reading. He challenges us to "take up the challenge," and to reflect upon our hope in God who is a God of justice, compassion, moral clarity, and rescue. Especially convicting is his quote: "Let there be no mistake, evil and injustice thrive on moral ambiguity, equivocation, confusion, and the failure to commit. Remembering that injustice is the abuse of power, we must know that injustice is strong, forceful, committed. In every case it will prevail against the uncertain, the unsure and the uncommitted" (p. 90).

He's keen on planning: get the facts, substantiate the facts, and collect all related evidence. There are risks along the way. There's the risk of developing trust and asking the hard questions that validate the injustices while those mistreated simply know because they were there. There's the risk of physical harm. There's great need for medical and legal experts, for those with expertise in gathering information.

In his final chapter, Haugen asserts that we are all qualified to seek justice. Every Christian can do one of three things: go, send, or pray.

So, readers of this post today, are we, you, me, and the collective us, going, sending, or praying?

Hopefully we're doing some of all three.