we started our justice conversation in may with a panel of 5 different voices who have somehow been affected by injustice. issues of race, gender, domestic violence, mental illness, disabled children were put on the table. understanding issues of justice and what it means for us individually & corporately requires listening to each other and recognizing that even though we might not understand how someone else feels, part of our responsibility as Christ-followers is to try to understand. and, at the same time, to recognize that instead of division, the kingdom needs unity, a spirit-breathed recognition that we are always on both sides of justice—the abused and the abuser. the oppressed and the oppressor. a crazy mix of good and bad, beauty and ugliness, all at the same time. recognizing this will help us shift the finger pointing and begin to notice how God is calling us to stand together on each other’s behalf. sam trujillo said it best. they are one, because we are one. check it out here: