Worship

We've been in a study of Micah 6 for a while at Broadway. It has blessed me.

Micah 6:8
He has showed you, O man, 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.

The part that still stirs me and still is not completely absorbed are the deeper meanings we have discovered behind these simple and powerful words.

Acting justly is a demand for advocacy. Helping those who can not help themselves. Using our influence, gifts, time, resources, and whatever else we have to help others have a more equitable life.

Loving mercy is acting out in the faithful loving kindness of God. Remembering who we are, what we have been redeemed from. It requires forgiving others as we hope to be forgiven. (this is not about justice, at all)

Walking humbly is a strange piece. this is the only place this word appears in the Hebrew. It seems to say that we are to live in understanding of God's role and our role in life itself.

Josh Haynes said it well today at lunch, "Its always about worship (being constantly awed by God and expressing that sentiment".

I fopund a great video that talks about worship. Enjoy!