Yesterday was Red Mass Sunday at the Cathedral of
St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington DC.
Today is the First Monday in October.
As national custom has it, this is the opening day of the Supreme
Court. Red Mass occurs the Sunday before
the first Monday in October. There are
lots of major issues on the dockets, issues that might prove to be divisive, ranging
from affirmative action, same-sex marriage, voting rights and abortion
Every court official, whether at the local, state or
federal level is called to discern and impartially administer the truth in all cases
presented before them. Upon walking into
the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law at Campbell University, one is
immediately greeted with one of my favorite scriptures, Micah 6:8. “What doth the Lord require of thee, but to
do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”
Beloved, now is and always will be praying
times. As believers and those that love
to do justly and mercy while walking with God, we know that our prayers avail
much. Today, I lift up all attorneys,
judges, magistrates, clerks of courts, paralegals and law students, as they
continue to strive for justice and equality for all God’s people.
Book of Common Prayer #
21, page 821: For Courts of Justice
Almighty God, who sittest in the throne judging right:
We humbly beseech thee to bless the
courts of justice and the magistrates in all this land; and give unto them the spirit of wisdom and
understanding, that they may discern the truth, and impartially administer the
law in the fear of thee alone; through him who shall come to be our Judge, thy Son our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
Peace,
Karsten
