In an unforgettable conversation with Ron Sider (author of the contemporary classic Rich Christians In An Age of Hunger), I asked him: "How do we as Christians fulfill the Scriptural mandate in Isaiah 61 and Luke 4 to preach good news to the poor, bind up the brokenhearted, proclaim freedom for the captives?"
 
Ron SiderDr. Sider ever eloquently responded: "I think that we get on with it."
 
That still challenges me.
 
There are a hundred conferences this year and a million conversations that will revolve around the topic of how the church can pursue justice in the surrounding culture. Some of these exchanges are definitely worthwhile -- we need to raise awareness of social ills and how the church can be salt and light in the world. However, I wonder how often our motives for participating in such events are based on an apprehension to get on with what we know to do.
 
This is addressed by the prophet Micah, when he says: "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."
 
Pretty simple.
 
Love mercy. Do justice. Walk humbly with God.
 
Let's get on with it.