“Is not this the fast that I have chosen: to break the chains of wickedness, to undo the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and tear off every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and to bring the poor and homeless into your home…?” – Isaiah 58:6–7 (BSB)
“And the King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of Mine, you did for Me.’” – Matthew 25:40 (BSB)
“What good is it, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith, but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? … Faith by itself, if it does not result in action, is dead.” – James 2:14, 17 (BSB)
“Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?” “The one who showed him mercy,” replied the expert in the law. Then Jesus told him, “Go and do likewise.” – Luke 10:36–37 (BSB)
Justice is practiced as we meet both spiritual and physical needs. Fr. Isaac Rehberg (ACNA, All Saints San Antonio, TX) teaches, “Evangelism and mercy must walk together. It is no contradiction to both preach the resurrection and feed the hungry. They are one mission: bringing the life of Christ into all of life.” (Mission with Heart and Hands, 2021)
This kind of justice requires practical faithfulness—advocating for the unborn, welcoming the refugee, standing with the poor, and caring for victims of abuse or injustice. Fr. Caleb Evans (Anglican Orthodox Church, St. Stephen’s Mission, GA) writes, “Justice begins not in systems but in souls. We do justice when we love inconvenient people in inconvenient ways, for the sake of Christ.” (Justice from the Margins, 2020)
The Church’s worship forms her for justice. As we are fed by Word and Sacrament, we are sent to become agents of healing in the world. Fr. Thomas Buchan (Anglican Union, St. Mark’s Anglican Church, VA) explains, “The liturgy trains us in self-giving. Every Eucharist commissions us to become the body of Christ for the sake of others.” (The Sacrament of Justice, 2021)
Canon George Grant (ACNA, Parish Presbyterian Church, TN) adds, “Justice is mission in action—love with backbone. It listens carefully, acts decisively, and stays faithfully present in broken places long after others have left.” (Recovering Anglican Piety, 2019)
“Where there is suffering, there Christ is found. Go to the poor, the wounded, the weary—and serve Him there.” – Basil the Great, On Social Justice, c. 370 AD
“True faith is never idle. It labors in love, heals the wounded, lifts the fallen, and declares salvation in Christ.” – John Chrysostom, Homily on James, c. 390 AD
“Justice is the love of God turned outward. It becomes the mission of the Church when the body of Christ kneels to serve.” – Cyprian of Carthage, On the Works and Alms, c. 250 AD
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