Nov 6: GRATITUDE Daily Devotional
Cultivate gratitude each day this month.
Day 6: Grateful for Advocacy & Justice
Scripture: Micah 6:8 — God has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.Reflection: We are relationship with all humans, and we live ina world that is defined by its interconnectedness. Adovacy and justice work help us understand our responsibility to bear witness and to act in alliance and partnership with those who face injustice.Prompt: Reflect for yourself how you volunteer or support causes that make a difference in the life of your neighbors, near and far. Then ask yourself, who has advocated for you, when you have needed support, because you were vulnerable?
Scripture: Micah 6:8 — God has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.Reflection: We are relationship with all humans, and we live ina world that is defined by its interconnectedness. Adovacy and justice work help us understand our responsibility to bear witness and to act in alliance and partnership with those who face injustice.Prompt: Reflect for yourself how you volunteer or support causes that make a difference in the life of your neighbors, near and far. Then ask yourself, who has advocated for you, when you have needed support, because you were vulnerable?
SONGS:
- Justice Song by IJM Ghana: https://youtu.be/yxTGsxxX_fA?si=hxdC9-Yt8GA5g6XL
- Then I Will by Lauren Daigle: https://youtu.be/kKBQrWWX570?si=t-yZX7_kGD2CFyA9
Excerpt from Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings—Joy Harjo,
… Bless the poets, the workers for justice,
the dancers of ceremony, the singers of heartache,
the visionaries, all makers and carriers of fresh
meaning—We will all make it through,
despite politics and wars, despite failures
and misunderstandings. There is only love…