Advent: Justice

 
We think of justice as a social value and righteousness as a personal virtue, so it may surprise that the Greek word used in the Christian Scriptures is the same. Translators render it according to context.
 
Don't be duped by thinking God's desire is for us to be personally virtuous while the world around us goes to hell. Advent is about awaiting the arrival of a king whose dream is to dance with a transgirl at Homecoming and let her know that he has her back, to stand against police brutality and to defend women from sexual predators in high places.
 
Be someone who hungers and thirsts for justice for the powerless.