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Like a River
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- Grace for All
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- Jun 17, 2026
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- 371
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Summary
Amos 5:24 (NIV) "But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!" I love fly fishing. And, related to that, I love water and especially mountain streams. One of my favorite streams in the Smokies has been Road Prong, a relatively small stream that runs from near the road to Kuowhi down to the Chimney Tops trailhead. I fished this stream many times and with each visit recognized many specific pools and landmarks along its path. One such landmark was a natural dam consisting of large logs stacked one on top of the other and wedged between rocks on each bank, forming a natural waterfall. It had been around long enough to even acquire a name, Peg Leg Falls. The stream was maybe six feet across at this point. Again, a relatively small stream. On one occasion following a major rain event, when I reached the point of Peg Leg Falls, I saw that it was no more. The force of the water rushing down the mountain in this otherwise small stream had dislodged the huge logs and washed them out of sight. I have seen other such rain events move large rocks and even change the course of a river. I believe it is such an event that Amos is referring to in the scripture for today. The New English Translation reads "Justice must flow like torrents of water, righteous actions like a stream that never dries up." Amos, like other Old Testament prophets says that God has grown tired of his people's rote religious practices and, instead, wants to see justice roll down like a river. He wants to see righteous actions more than just ritual sacrifices and festivals. When we see injustice in our time, there are so many obstacles to achieving real justice that we don't see a way to achieve any significant change. Each of us is just a drop of water that cannot change the…