"In general, to 'to justice' means to live in a way that generates a strong community where human beings can flourish. Specifically, however, to “do justice” means to go to places where the fabric of shalom has broken down, where the weaker members of societies are falling through the fabric, and to repair it. This happens when we concentrate on and meet the needs of the poor.
How can we do that? The only way to reweave and strengthen the fabric is by weaving yourself into it. Human beings are like threads thrown together onto a table. If we keep our money, time and power to ourselves, for ourselves, instead of sending them out into our neighbours’ lives, then we may be literally on top of one another, but we are not interwoven socially, relationally, financially and emotionally. Reweaving shalom means to sacrificially thread, lace and press your time, goods, power and resources into the lives and needs of others."
From Generous Justice by Tim Keller, 2010 (paperback, p177).
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