Overcoming injustice
Surrendering to divine justice
Instead of focusing on an outcome that seemed on the surface humanly fair, I just kept going deeper into my love for God and desire to be obedient to the highest justice there could be. In this way...
Racial barriers and financial burdens overcome
I grew up in the Deep South of the United States, during a time when segregation made it nearly impossible to know anyone outside of their own race. I was also aware of the prevailing belief that n...
How we can “hold crime in check”
Under God’s control, which is not optional, man cannot desire to harm himself or others. Rather, the divine Mind impels him to do good to his fellow man.
Expunging the material record
Working in local government in my homeland, New Zealand, I came face to face with the inequitable way in which First Nations people had been treated. Since then, I have often thought of the many pa...
Who is really on trial?
Have you ever noticed how many movies and shows center around various legal proceedings? At the heart of this popular fascination with law lies something wonderful—humanity’s natural desire for rig...
The law of God annuls injustice
We don’t have to look far to see that there is an urgent need for justice in our world; a justice that includes every individual and leaves no one struggling on the outside. The needs of today are...
And justice for all
Our guest, Lari Snorek, used to spend considerable time volunteering with an organization that is dedicated to restorative justice—helping those convicted of a crime to recognize their mistake, res...
Seeing the “God of justice”
I was ready to dismiss the false claim of imperfect vision (and anxious, worried, fearful thoughts) separate from Mind’s, God’s, own infinite, perfect, coherent plan, and to trust that God will and...
Beyond moral outrage to moral courage
As I turned wholeheartedly to God in prayer, I felt a shift from a fearful and angry focus on injustice to an earnest focus on the supreme power of God, the source of all good.
Healing abuses of power
God is a God of justice and mercy whom I knew I could trust with my career.