What God Demands: Justice, Kindness, and Humility

Without justice, the article warns, people would devour one another; without kindness, society would resemble Sodom and Gomorrah; and without humility, leadership can quickly slide into dictatorship, megalomania, personality cults, and coercion. The prophet’s role, it concludes, is to stand outside the establishment and speak truth, however uncomfortable, reminding leaders and the public of the moral standard they must continually seek.