Heschel on Justice

This chapter has been my favorite in The Prophets by far.  I feel like Heschel really went straight to the point in this chapter and I think he did a really great job in explaining justice in the sense of man and in eyes of God.  The first words that made me pretty psyched was to hear that God demands justice, he doesn't ask for it.  To me, it makes justice seem like it should be the norm, not something that puts others on higher ground.  Living just lives should be only way we live our lives, and God doesn't hesitate to say that.  Heschel goes on further to describe justice as something that does not only consist of deeds to be done, but should be practiced with all of your heart behind what you are doing.  This is real important to me, because I personally believe that we shouldn't do anything without putting everything we've got into it, and I guess justice is no exception.  The final point on justice that I thought to be interesting was the idea that it is an "interpersonal relationship".  I took this as meaning that we should expect justice for ourselves, but also expect ourselves to provide justice for others.  He makes a few remarks on how we sometimes have to disregard self-interest and self-respect, and it makes a lot of sense to me because we are always focused on our own problems when others are dealing with ones that are a lot worse.  Thinking this way can really put things into perspective.  This chapter will definitely be the most help for me in our final papers, cause I feel like it truly touched on the importance of justice in the eyes of God and man.