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  1. Ultimately we are and will be held accountable to the Lord in the final judgment. Then, attempts to evade accountability will be futile.

    One of the biggest problems in society is a lack of accountability. Even in the judiciary, activist judges are either naive, or outright complicit in returning repeat criminal offenders to the streets. There needs to be some accountability there to protect society from such unjust justices. Lady Justice must have honest scales and not favoring or disfavoring one group or another. If this were practiced in society then many victims of repeat offenders would have been spared. The most recent horrifying example was that young adult, legal immigrant, Iryna Zarutska, from Ukraine, who was senselessly stabbed in the neck while minding her own business, riding public transit in Charlotte, North Carolina. The people that didn't intervene to provide assistance to her should also be held accountable. We live in a time where no one wants accountability, yet everyone needs to have it.

    I want and need people in my life to "hold my feet to the fire" and call me out if I get out of line. We all have blind spots and it is important to have someone watching out for us to help us walk this narrow road. It is actually the loving thing to do. Maybe God has to take matters into His own hands and bring back the opening of the ground to swallow up the guilty parties. Where there is no fear of God the people have a tendency to get complacent and complicit.

    It is encouraging to see some accountability from employers for reprehensible remarks and comments made regarding Charlie Kirk's recent assassination. While there still remains freedom of speech, employers reserve the right to uphold a standard of conduct by their employees. Those employees represent that organization and are accountable to them, even in their personal conduct. In the same way, we as Christians represent Christianity and the Kingdom of God, and should therefore keep a guard on our thoughts and words lest we misrepresent our God. Sometimes we have to agree to disagree and need to leave it at that. It shouldn't mean that I hate someone whom I disagree with. We need to relearn that in society. And, yes, we need more accountability in both society and the church.

    Lord, help us to be what you want us to be.

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