Contemplative Bible Reading

Micah 6:8 (New Living Translation)

8 No, O people, the Lord has told you what is good,
    and this is what he requires of you:
to do what is right, to love mercy,
    and to walk humbly with your God.

There are acts that the people wanted to do for God. Imagine that—we could do something for God that God needed, how silly.

“No,” God tells the people through the prophet Micah. The LORD God has told the people what is good. Let’s repeat it one more time.

Righteousness. Mercy. Live humbly with God.

We know what is right. There is no teaching required. It is plain to us. Simply do it.

Love mercy. Keep mercy in our hearts. Show mercy in our lives.

Walk with God in a posture that shows that God is God and I am not.

Pretty simple stuff. It is good.