Week 30 · Season 4 · Step 8: The Amends List
Shoes of Justice & Mercy
Balancing Both in Amends
Shoes of the Gospel of Peace · Micah 6:8
“He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”
Micah 6:8 · ESV
Big idea
The balance between justice and mercy; when reconciliation may not be possible or wise.
Micah 6:8 holds justice and mercy together: do justice, love kindness, walk humbly. Amends that only soothe your guilt can re-injure others. Amends that only demand a hearing can become a new harm. Jesus balanced both — truth that names sin, mercy that bears cost. Some reconciliations will not be possible or wise. Wisdom is part of peace.
Study one story of Jesus balancing justice and mercy and apply it to your list. Pray Micah 6:8 over every upcoming conversation. Write one boundary you will keep while extending mercy. Practice a justice-plus-mercy statement for an amends script.
Spiritual practice
Study one story of Jesus balancing justice and mercy; apply it to your list.
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