'Justice' and 'truth' are abstract words says Peter John Cameron. When we remember the upright, just and truthful people of our...own acquaintance, the words acquire faces.
I like that thought. I like that we can know what goodness is by knowing someone who is good. We can know what generosity is through someone who is generous. And we can know more about God through someone who is God-like. That was the power of Mother Theresa or Gandhi. That is the inspiration available to us in this vale of tears.
I believe this is the way of wisdom spoken of in Proverbs 4:11: On the way of wisdom I direct you, I lead you on straightforward paths. Individuals who are steadfast in the practice of what they believe image that straightforward path. It is for us to see and be inspired. As Simon Tugwell says, we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, and so can undertake to run our course with endurance and without losing heart.
Take the time to see. It is all around us. Be enlightened and inspired.
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