It was 2am, and I was staring at the ceiling, unable to sleep.
Not because of caffeine. Not because of stress.
Because of a Bible verse.
Micah 6:8.
“What does the Lord require of you? To do justice, love mercy, and walk humbly with your God.”
I couldn’t shake it.
It kept circling in my head like a song stuck on repeat.
Not “believe harder.” Not “pray longer.” Not “join more church committees.”
Just three simple things: justice, mercy, humility.
And here’s what hit me: I was good at the “religious” stuff.
But justice? That’s harder.
It’s not just being nice. It’s asking hard questions about systems, power, and who gets left out.
Mercy? That’s hard too.
It’s forgiving people I don’t want to forgive, and showing compassion when it would be easier to turn away.
Humility? Maybe the hardest of all.
Because it means remembering I don’t have all the answers.
At 2am, I realized something uncomfortable:
I had made faith about what I believed.
But Micah reminded me it’s about how I live.
Progressive Christianity takes verses like this seriously.
It doesn’t say, “Believe this list and you’re good.”
It says, “Live this way, and you’ll find God in the doing.”
That night, I stopped asking, “Do I believe enough?”
And started asking, “Am I living justice, mercy, and humility today?”
👉 What does “do justice” look like in your daily life?
