Reading this resource is the first step in your journey toward tackling tough issues. As you learn about injustice next door and around the world, you will also learn about yourself. Your courage and curiosity are commendable. God bless you!

Working for justice is not a quick and easy process. Get ready for a long-term commitment involving both reflection and action. This resource offers guidance that will sustain your efforts. In this justice journey, your actions emerge after Bible study, prayer, reflection, listening, research, and careful planning.

This resource will help you as an individual as well as your group. As with any justice issue, the key is to "give it a face" — to meet the people for whom the issue is real. Once that happens, you will begin to feel the rewards of doing what your heart tells you is right.