The Fullness of Universal Justice
Living a life of true justice requires breaking free from systems that define worth through consumption and status. The pursuit of both inner and outer freedom means embracing simplicity, stepping away from societal expectations, and refusing to be controlled by the structures that maintain inequality. We don’t need to “do” peace and justice—our lives should embody them naturally when we live outside these systems.
It’s a path that asks us to stand on the edge, where we are grounded in tradition yet not co-opted by power, security, or possessions. This radical stance doesn’t seek to earn approval, achieve status, or accumulate material wealth. It is the conscious decision to live in alignment with values that reject the need for control or recognition. The way of radical Christianity is simply to stay out of such systems to begin with, so they cannot control your breadth of thinking, feeling, loving, and living out universal justice.
By opting out of the systems that fuel inequality and focusing on simple living, we can critique and transform the status quo. Institutions built on power and self-interest will resist, but the path of true freedom lies in not being dependent on them. Only from this place can we think, feel, and act with the fullness of universal justice.
This is the profound challenge of authentic spiritual living: staying outside of systems that inhibit our freedom to love, act justly, and live truthfully.