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The reflection below was prepared by the
Social Justice Group
from
All Saints Mitcham, in Melbourne, Australia.
JUSTICE AND RECONCILIATION
During Advent, the
Social Justice group is asking the people of All Saints to reflect on a portion
of Advent scripture in a context of Justice. To-day, and in the ensuing three
Advent Sundays, the pew sheets will include brief reflections to include in
your studies and prayers in the week ahead.
Psalm 80: 7
Restore us, O God of hosts,
Let your face shine,
That we may be saved.
This is a cry in the
hearts of God’s people.
It is a cry for
restoring a people,
Restoring a
relationship,
Bringing things back
to where they once were
To rescue people from
the current state of affairs.
As we look across the world to-day,we see famine, wars,
unemployment, financial disaster, instability in many nations, people fleeing
their countries for their lives and their security. These conditions impact at
a personal level.
There are cries
seeking
restoration,
reconciliation, salvation.
We have seen this year peoples’ revolutions, the Occupy
protests, riots, as well as environmental catastrophes.
People everywhere
long for
restoration, a
shining face, salvation.
To-day, this Advent Sunday, we reflect on the very
commencement of our journey to salvation and all that means. It means even-ing
up the scales, restoring relationships, putting things back on an even keel,
freeing us up to move to a better place.
Restoration means making new.
It means repair and
replacement.
This is where the
personal meets
the family, meets the
community, meets the nation, meets the whole world.
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