Justice Matters

I'll admit, my first reaction was what many people feel; inconvenience, a disruption to my schedule. The delay to all the things I think are so important. But then I paused. In a world where so much feels broken, this is one small place where we are asked not to complain about the system, but to be the system. Jury duty is a rare kind of trust, a courtroom full of strangers, some anxious, some angry, placing their future in the hands of people like me and you. It's not flashy, it's not comfortable. Reminds me that justice isn't automatic. It's personal. It's slow. It requires real people to show up, listen carefully, and choose fairness over bias. And maybe that's why it matters so much, because it asks something of us, not just our time, but our integrity. So here I am. I'll sit, I'll listen, and I'll pray that my presence might help tip the scale toward what is right, because life matters and so does justice. This is Dr. Scott Morris for Church Health.