Let justice roll down like waters

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From the global Blue Community World Council of Churches:

Just as a river breaks through obstacles to sustain life wherever it flows, the prophetic call for justice rolling like waters urges us to transcend the barriers that withhold life’s most essential gift. The water justice movement embodies that prophetic vision, demanding that clean water flow freely — not as a privilege, but as a right for all creation.

By Rev. Johnson M. John

The daily experiences of millions in search of potable water make water one of the most sought resources on the earth, for which treaties are being made, laws are enacted, and policies are developed. My study titled “The Engagement of the Churches with the United Nations Towards Creating Just Spaces: A Case Study of the Ecumenical Water Network”, began as an academic inquiry — but it quickly became much more. It became a call to witness how churches around the world are standing up for water justice as an expression of faith in action at multiple levels.

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