“He has shown you, O mortal, 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.” Micah 6:8 NIV
Why are we here?
The Human Mandate
a rhyming reason by C C Keaton
“He has shown you, O mortal, 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.” Micah 6:8 NIV
Humans have but one mandate It’s found in Micah 6 verse 8 Directed in three distinct parts The first deals with actions and the next, our hearts The last of the three, is about positioning, And all, must be, harmoniously Played out, in tandem, from the start
Our very first priority Is to “do justice” towards every living thing What exactly does that mean? It means, and this is key That we do only good towards all others, holding them in higher esteem Bless every living being!
And in return for hurts, blame or pain Give back healing, kindness or help in any way For if we return pain for pain We will never get love as gain All we’ll get is more of the same! How many lives will we loose From all the wrongs we selfishly choose In order to feed greed or vanity?
The second part of our proposed fate Is to love mercy, and thus abate All this senseless, disturbing hate Going ‘round and ‘round Ever increasing at alarming rate Yet we can’t deny love’s incredible weight!
For each and every morning we wake God gives us fresh, new mercy So we need not hesitate To extend that mercy to every living creature, small or great We don’t have to relate Or win them over in debate Merciful love is patient, it waits Thus forgiving even the worst of offensive traits To offer for other’s reprobates The glaring, beauty of grace
The final piece of our earthly decree Is to follow after God in open, honest humility For if we continue to believe The great lie that all us “we” Evolved from single cells in the sea Then we’ve really no responsibility
But, if in faith, we whole heartedly Put God and the good of all others as our priority Then we will fulfill all three of these Appointed goals towards life’s flourishing Completing the most beautiful of all mysteries To once again walk daily in the Garden with our Heavenly King! Just like in Genesis, human’s true beginning
But, if perhaps you need a bit more clarity God says those who seek to find Him will see It’s the only way to truly be free! So, let’s act justly Love others with great mercy Speaking and acting humbly Then all of Heaven and Earth will sing At the death of evil, fear, pain and suffering And thus God’s Good Kingdom bring!
So, in summation of my case Since we all belong to the human race, No matter color, ethnicity, gender or societal place We should truly long to replace Anything bad with good’s embrace
Then our collective purpose, love’s mandate Will play out like music A cosmic symphony takes place And in this most sacred space Every wrong will be erased And we’ll finally be face to face With God forever to co-create And all are invited as Heaven awaits!
Shalom! You are loved, so make your love great!
“God blesses those who are humble, for they will inherit the whole earth. God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied. God blesses those who are merciful, for they will be shown mercy. God blesses those whose hearts are pure, for they will see God.” Matthew 5:5-8 NLT
