Gerechtigkeit

In the natural world, creatures act without the burden of moral judgment—each expressing the divine intelligence in its own way. A preying mantis devours its mate, a honey badger disregards others, and a panda may abandon one cub. These are not “wrong” within their context; they simply are. Yet, humans experience a deep sense of justice, feeling that some actions violate a higher order. This is not because we are separate from creation but because we are uniquely conscious of the divine nature within all. Justice, in its truest sense, is not about enforcing right and wrong but about recognizing and honoring the unity of all life as an expression of God.

The biblical teaching that humanity is made in the “image of God” is not about being set apart from the rest of creation, but about being aware of our divine essence. This awareness brings responsibility—not to dominate, but to reflect the boundless love and wisdom of the Creator. To live in justice and righteousness is not to impose moral laws but to see the sacred in all beings and act accordingly. The great misunderstanding arises when humans forget their divine nature and believe in separation, leading to fear, greed, and injustice.

Throughout history, people have structured societies in ways that reflect this false sense of division—some rising to power while others are oppressed. Yet, God’s call to Abraham and his descendants was not about forming an exclusive people but about awakening to divine righteousness, which is the natural state of one who knows their unity with God. The prophets did not merely demand fairness; they reminded humanity that to harm another is to forget that all are one. Jesus embodied this fully—he did not seek retributive justice but revealed a love that transcended division, healing those who had been cast aside and dissolving the illusion of separation.

The human tendency to perpetuate injustice—whether actively or through silent complicity—comes from identification with the false self, the ego, which sees itself as separate from others. Jesus did not come to condemn the world or to engage in transactional justice but to reveal the truth of our being. His life was not a payment for sins but a demonstration that when one abides in God, love flows naturally, and the distinctions between oppressor and oppressed, righteous and guilty, dissolve. The resurrection was not merely an event but a sign that death, division, and injustice are illusions before the eternal presence of God.

True justice, then, is not about balancing the scales but about seeing rightly—recognizing that the divine presence is fully alive in all beings. To love one’s neighbor is not an obligation but the spontaneous response of one who has awakened to unity. Justice is not merely a social ethic but the natural expression of a life lived in communion with God. The words of the prophet Micah—“to do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God”—are not commandments from a distant authority but the organic way of being for one who sees no separation between themselves and the divine.