This week I found my copy of “Good News About Injustice” and
I’m pleased to continue reading it.
Last fall I quoted the books author, Gary Haugen, in this post. Today I read another gripping quote by
Haugen, and I want to share it with you here:
“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.105)
Powerful and clear statement isn’t it?
I cannot predict in which direction your mind will apply
this, but I’ll tell you where my mind goes, it goes to the plight of the poor
in countries like this. Without
someone to wholeheartedly painstakingly defend and advocate for the poor, the
policies and tendencies of the powerful squash them. I’m convicted because that’s not always where I put my
attention. What strikes me from
this quote is the truth that being half-hearted, or trying to do a little about
injustice, is useless.
Oh that we could be whole-hearted in our stand for the
people and the matters that weigh on the heart of our Lord.
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