Part 200. The great adventure

Following Jesus should be a great adventure engaging us in the pursuit of justice. What greater calling can there be than to identify injustice and demand its eradication?  This we do in the name of Jesus, giving practical effect to his command to love our neighbour as ourselves: to love all. It takes us into the arenas of politics, religion, economics and law, arenas Jesus castigated for their failure to care for the poor, the marginalised and discriminated against. The message of Jesus is of the need for radical transformation of society to banish systemic injustice.  As followers of Jesus we are called upon to pick up our cross daily and follow him. A daunting yet exciting path to tread.

But now a dose of harsh reality. Do we recognise such an approach in all, or even a majority of Christians and the churches to which they belong?  Do we see evidence of a passion for transformative change to our society? Do we see love in action in pursuit of social justice?

We do see much ambulance work, bandaging people, helping them, vital work Jesus calls us to undertake. However the call to action to demand and work for systemic change seems to be of minority interest amongst Christians. Indeed the attitude of some,  who profess to be Christians, towards women and  LBGTQ communities in the name of biblical 'truth' is appalling and shameful and is diametrically opposed to what Jesus calls us to do.