Throughout the Old Testament we hear again and again God's command to Israel to care for the widows and orphans. That is because, in the structure of their society, no one else did. Widows and orphans represented the most vulnerable, those with no power at all, no voice, no resources.
Who would we put in this category today? In light of Hurricane Sandy we might put those who are now homeless. Perhaps all homeless folks should be in this category.
In light of Newtown, we might put grieving parents into this category, or perhaps all those who are left behind when violence claims a loved one.
Justice - according to our faith - is the balancing of the scales; that is, lifting up and protecting those who are vulnerable and without a voice.
Who needs our protection today? What are we/you doing to care for them?
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