Powerful verses about social justice appear in the Old Testament, and justice for all became foundational to the Christian faith.

In Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense, author N.T. Wright says that our longing for justice "comes with the kit of being human." Unfortunately, though we strive for justice, we often fail to achieve it. Wright further states, “There is such a thing as putting something to rights, as in fixing it, as getting it back on track. You can fix a broken leg, a broken toy, a broken television. So why can't we fix injustice? It isn't for lack of trying."

In spite of failures to fix injustice, we keep dreaming that one day all broken things will be set right. Wright contends that we hear a voice within us calling us to live with a dream for justice. Christians, he says, "believe that in Jesus, that voice became human and did what had to be done to bring it about." 

What role can each of us play to help bring about justice?