Fair Trade Matters
‘The Lord detests dishonest scales,
but accurate weights find favour with him’
Proverbs 11:1.
The Lord calls us to justice in all our dealings with our fellow humans,
whether in the home or in the workplace or in the marketplace.
Unfortunately, you may have noticed farmers and other workers
are not always paid what they deserve for their labours.
As we are able, we need to redress this balance and ensure that justice is done.
Certainly, one of the key things we can do is pray for the disadvantaged.
But it is also good to support those who are working to serve
the interests of the poor by selling their goods at a fair price.
We need to remember the words of the prophet Micah,
‘What does the Lord require of you?
To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God’
Micah 6:8
Question for thought: In what way am I walking with justice and mercy?
Merciful Lord,
we pray for the political situation in Myanmar that there will be an end to injustice.
We bring before you the Diocese of Mandalay and pray for members that they
will continue to have courage and perseverance in spite of opposition to the Christianity.
As they care for their communities may they show forth your love. Amen