Micah 6:8: Faith in Every Part of Life
A year in Micah 6:8 • With Jamie & DuHope
Faith in every part of life.
What would change if our faith shaped how we treat people, spend our money, do our work, respond to injustice, and show up for the people around us?
Let’s spend a year asking that question together.
Begin the studyOur starting point
“to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God”
Micah 6:8, KJV (excerpt)
A simple verse. A whole-life invitation.
I keep coming back to Micah 6:8. It is easy to remember, but it asks a lot of us. Do justice. Love mercy. Walk humbly with God. What would it look like to actually live that way on an ordinary Tuesday?
That’s what this study is about. We’ll look at our homes, relationships, work, churches, communities, and the choices we make when no one is watching. Leadership is part of that, because our choices affect other people. But the invitation belongs to every one of us.
These three calls also help me think about the work of DuHope: recognizing injustice, treating people with dignity and mercy, and walking alongside others with the humility to listen and learn.
I hope you’ll join me. Bring your Bible, your questions, and a willingness to take one practical step at a time.
Jamie
Three pillars for everyday faith
Do justice
Pay attention to what is unfair and take responsibility for what you can change. Practice honesty, protect dignity, and consider whose voices and opportunities are being overlooked.
Ask: Who is affected by my choices?
Love mercy
Let compassion become a steady way of treating people. Listen to their stories, offer kindness, and stay present when growth and healing take time.
Ask: What would faithful kindness look like here?
Walk humbly
Stay close to God and remain willing to learn. Admit what you don’t know, receive correction, and resist assuming you have all the answers for someone else’s life.
Ask: Where do I need to listen before I act?
A rhythm you can live with
The year-long study is designed around a short weekly devotional email from me, with a deeper reflection here on DuHope’s website. You can use these reflections on your own or talk them through with a friend or small group.
- Read: Open the Bible passage and notice what it actually says.
- Reflect: Make room for an honest question about your own life.
- Practice: Choose one specific action for the week.
- Pray: Ask God for help, then return to the practice through the week.
The email series is being prepared. You can begin with the opening reflections below.
Month one
What does God ask of us?
Start with Micah 6:1–8. These four opening reflections introduce the passage and invite us to bring it into everyday life. Open each week to read more.
Week 1 — Start with what God has shown us
Read: Micah 6:1–8
In Micah 6, God reminds his people of his faithfulness. The response in verses 6–7 imagines increasingly extravagant offerings. Then verse 8 turns our attention to what God has already made known: justice, mercy, and a humble walk with him.
It is possible to be busy with religious activity while avoiding the ordinary obedience right in front of us. We can talk about generosity and still ignore someone’s need. We can say we value people while treating them impatiently at home.
I find that challenging. Before we ask what else we should add to our schedules, we can ask where our daily choices need to reflect what we already believe.
Connect with DuHope: Walking alongside women in Rwanda invites us to see people beyond a label or a difficult circumstance. Dignity becomes visible in how we listen, speak, and make room for someone’s choices.
Reflect: Where is there a gap between what I say I believe and how I live?
Pray: God, help me respond to your faithfulness with an honest and obedient life. Show me the next step, and help me take it. Amen.
Week 2 — Justice begins with the choices we make
Read: Micah 2:1–2; 6:8
Micah describes people who use their power to take fields and houses from others. The harm is deliberate, and the people who can do it have the power to carry it out. This gives weight to the call to do justice.
Our situations may look different, but the question still reaches us: what do we do with the influence and resources we have? We make choices about fairness when we pay someone, keep an agreement, share credit, or decide whose concerns deserve our attention.
Connect with DuHope: DuHope’s pathway includes learning, practical skills, and preparation for work. This encourages us to ask about the barriers women face and the conditions that make meaningful choices possible.
Reflect: Who has less power than I do in a situation I influence? Have I listened to what fairness looks like from their perspective?
Pray: God, open my eyes to harm I have overlooked. Give me courage to act fairly with what you have placed in my hands. Amen.
Week 3 — Mercy is a way of treating people
Read: Micah 6:8; Luke 10:25–37
In Jesus’ story of the good Samaritan, compassion leads to practical care. The Samaritan notices the wounded man, comes close, and uses his time and resources to help.
Loving mercy asks something of our attitudes as well as our actions. How do we speak about a person whose story we don’t understand? What happens when someone needs more time than we expected? Can we offer kindness while still being honest and maintaining wise boundaries?
Connect with DuHope: Healing and growing stability take time. DuHope’s work reminds us that people’s journeys can include setbacks and fresh starts. Mercy makes room for patient relationships and respect for each woman’s dignity.
Reflect: Who have I reduced to a mistake, a label, or an inconvenience?
Pray: God, soften the places where I have become impatient or dismissive. Teach me to love mercy in the way I treat people. Amen.
Week 4 — Walk humbly, one step at a time
Read: Micah 6:8; James 1:19–25
Walking with God suggests an ongoing relationship. We listen, respond, and keep going. Humility helps us admit when we have misunderstood something or need to change direction.
That can be uncomfortable. We may prefer to help from a position where we feel certain and capable. But humility asks us to make room for another person’s knowledge, experience, and choices.
Connect with DuHope: Women build their own futures. DuHope walks alongside them with support, learning, and opportunities. That posture challenges us to listen carefully and resist deciding what another person’s future ought to be.
Reflect: Where am I assuming I know best? What might I learn if I listened?
Pray: God, help me walk closely with you. Make me teachable, quick to listen, and willing to put what I learn into practice. Amen.
Faith taking shape through DuHope
Walk alongside women building their futures.
DuHope works alongside women experiencing or exiting survival sex work in Rwanda. Its pathway connects trusted relationships, healing and stability, learning, practical skills, and opportunities for dignified work and greater independence.
As we study Micah, we’ll keep asking what justice, mercy, and humility look like in this work—and in our own neighborhoods. We can learn from women’s strength and experience, examine our assumptions, and consider practical ways to stand alongside them.
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You don’t need to have everything figured out. Start with the people and choices in front of you.
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