I'm angry. Quite frankly I could punch my hand through something and not care how hard it would hurt. It doesn't sound righteous, but it is. Its a righteous anger. An anger that says "I refuse to live on this earth and not cry out and then see with my own eyes God give justice." It's that kind of anger. An anger that cries for justice, reaching the very heart of the holy King.
I just got done with my global health policy class for the evening. We watched a video about HIV/AIDS around the world. KC, Africa, Ukraine, Hati and India. Whole entire families have AIDS in Africa. Some parents have HIV then die and then the eldest child, in this instance a 15 year old boy with 3 sibblings turns into the caregiver. In India the pressure to give your husband a child is so high that when the mother of the husband starts pushing the wife to concieve (when both the husband and wife know that he is HIV positive but are using condoms to prevent the spread) the wife gives in to the wishes of the husbands parents and then they get pregnant. Then she gets HIV and passes it on to the baby.
It showed people in the Ukraine injecting heroin. A woman and a man. The whole young adult generation over there thinks their lives are hopeless and they don't have jobs so about 40% of them shoot up heroin. HIV/AIDS is running ramped. Then some chick in my class was all like "ewe, thats so gross." I got really mad at that that comment. Like angry. All I could think about was how could she think that way? How could she think, "ewe" when clearly there is hurt, pain, people yearing for fulfillment. Then after I got pissed. I thought what a stone cold heart she has. Then I thought, what a cold heart I have. I looked right at her and thought, I had no compassion on her. Yet, I had compassion for the people I had never met. This chick is in my major so I have talked with her a bit before in other classes. Then I was like dang, sorry Jesus, change my heart for EVERYONE. Not just the people who are in horrible living situations, but everyone. Because without Jesus, we are all in a horrible situation.
Proverbs 29:7
"The righteous care about justice for the poor, but the wicked have no such concern."
Psalm 11:7
"For the LORD is righteous, he loves justice; upright men will see his face."
Psalm 33:5
"The LORD loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of his unfailing love."
Psalm 45:6
"Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom."
Psalm 89:14
"Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and faithfulness go before you."
Psalm 103:6
"The LORD works righteousness and justice for all the oppressed."
Psalm 140:12
"I know that the LORD secures justice for the poor and upholds the cause of the needy."
