Let justice roll down like waters
and righteousness like a mighty stream (Amos 5.24)
Righteousness as a mere tributary, feeding human interests, is easily exhausted and more easily abused. But righteousness is not a trickle; it is God's power in the world., a torrent, an impetuous drive, full of grandeur and majesty. The surge is chokedm the sweep is blocked. Yet the mighty stream will break all dikes…. In the eyes of the prophets, justice is more than an idea or a norm: justice is charged with the omnipotence of God. What ought to be shall be!
The Prophets, 212-213.
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