As a lawyer, I think of justice as a fabric or a great woven tapestry. When the fabric of justice is torn, people fall through the holes—usually the most vulnerable people. Weaving the fabric of justice means mending the holes for the sake of the vulnerable. But there is more. Justice as a tapestry reminds us that justice is beautiful. The tapestry of justice properly woven is something worth hanging on the wall of the world. We need to see justice on display because it’s jaw-dropping gorgeous. This is why Micah wrote that we should not simply do justice but that we should love kindness (Micah
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