James 5 Justice Cries Out
David K. Mercier

Dear Queer Christian,

Dear Queer Christian,

You’ve watched people thrive off systems that shut you out.

You’ve heard sermons on prosperity from pulpits that never asked how you were surviving.
You’ve been told to wait, to stay silent, to trust a justice that never seemed to arrive.

God hears you.

Your labor is seen.
Your tears are counted.

And the blood of those discarded by religion or politics?
It still cries out.

This isn’t about revenge.
It’s about restoration.

It’s about not letting another generation grow up thinking silence is spiritual.

So speak, babe.
Pray like it changes things.
Confess the ache you’ve carried.
Lift each other up because healing travels fastest in community.

And while you wait for justice to pour down, don’t forget: you are the rain.

—Someone who knows the cries of the oppressed are never wasted, James

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Why Justice Is Part of the Gospel

If James 5 were preached today, it wouldn’t happen in a church—it’d be screamed through a megaphone at the steps of power.
James doesn’t dance around injustice.
He calls it out by name:
Exploitation. Hoarding. Spiritual indifference.
This is the gospel too—not just personal piety, but public ethics.
And for queer Christians who’ve seen both the church and the culture ignore their suffering, James is a fierce ally.
He says:
The cries of the overlooked have reached God’s ears.
The blood of those mistreated still speaks.
But he also says: healing is still possible.
When we confess, when we pray, when we show up for each other—justice and mercy become more than ideas.
They become embodied liberation.
So whether you’re the one with the mic or the one who’s been silenced,
James gives you this reminder:
What you do with power is the clearest proof of your faith.

Reflection

Where have you seen wealth or influence used to exclude or exploit?
When have you needed justice, and been told to “just pray”?
What does it look like to wait with both patience and holy defiance?

 

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  1. Bill White

    So good – thank you, David!

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