{"id":348228,"date":"2025-08-11T15:32:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T19:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/?p=348228"},"modified":"2025-08-11T18:10:23","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T22:10:23","slug":"worldwide-cry-out-for-justice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/worldwide-cry-out-for-justice\/","title":{"rendered":"Worldwide Cry Out for Justice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"border-left: 7px solid #365b81; height: 25%; padding: 21px;\"><big>Worldwide, many lament the suffering caused by injustice, which can take various forms: deteriorating health or undiagnosed illnesses, broken homes torn apart by conflict and addiction, marital crises, poverty, and a lack of peace. Regardless of the type of suffering, everyone has a cause within them that needs to be addressed. When human justice fails or proves inadequate, we can turn to <strong>the infallible court of God: the Altar.<\/strong><\/big><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>An Invitation to the Wronged<\/h4>\n<p>God invites everyone to seek His Justice:<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"background-color: #f2f8fc; padding: 1em; border-left: 5px solid #ccc; margin: 1em 0;\"><p>&#8220;He shall call to the heavens from above, and to the earth, that He may judge His people: \u2018Gather\u00a0My saints together to Me, those who have\u00a0made a covenant with Me by sacrifice.\u2019 Let the\u00a0heavens declare His righteousness, for\u00a0God Himself\u00a0is\u00a0Judge. (Selah)&#8221; (Psalms 50:4-6)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nAs <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universal.org\/en\/bispo-macedo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bishop Edir Macedo<\/a><\/span> explains in a comment available on the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bibliafielcomentada.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Annotated Bible App<\/a><\/span>, <span style=\"background-color: #f2f8fc;\">&#8220;He presents Himself as a Judge ready to judge the works of human beings.&#8221;<\/span> Therefore, if we present ourselves in justice, would He be unfair not to answer us? Certainly not.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout July, all who recognized God as the Just Judge participated in the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/tag\/journey-of-faith\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Campaign for Divine Justice<\/a><\/span>, where they surrendered their lives and their vows to have their causes judged by Him.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>The Moment to Cry Out<\/h4>\n<p>On August 3, during the <em>Gathering of Faith and Miracles<\/em> held at the <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.otemplodesalomao.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Temple of Solomon<\/a><\/span> in Brazil, bishops and pastors representing over 140 countries where the evangelistic work of <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Universal Church<\/a><\/span> is present united their faith in a <strong><em>Worldwide Cry Out for Divine Justice.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the ashes from the prayer requests presented at the Altar, they raised their voices, crying out to God, the<strong> Just Judge<\/strong>, on behalf of those who used their faith, seeking divine judgment on their causes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>God&#8217;s Justice<\/h4>\n<p>The first prayer was made in Portuguese by <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.universal.org\/en\/renato-cardoso\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bishop Renato Cardoso<\/a><\/span>, who cried out, <span style=\"background-color: #f2f8fc;\">&#8220;Millions of people are represented here through their intentions, their vows [&#8230;]. Within us is a shout of revolt; may the Lord now hear the requests, the cry out, and bring justice to those who believe and have placed their trust in You.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>This cry out was then echoed in Spanish, English, French, and Italian, symbolizing global faith in unity against injustice and in favor of the Power of God manifesting among those who surrendered at the Altar. <span style=\"background-color: #f2f8fc;\">&#8220;We trust that soon, this person will also witness what the Lord has done in their life, so that Your Name may be known throughout the Earth,&#8221;<\/span> concluded Bishop Renato.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-348237 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/1739-29-01-300x172.jpg\" alt=\"Worldwide Cry Out for Justice\" width=\"300\" height=\"172\" srcset=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/1739-29-01-300x172.jpg 300w, https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/1739-29-01-318x182.jpg 318w, https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2025\/08\/1739-29-01.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Consecration of the Holy Anointing Oil<\/h4>\n<p>August 3 also marked the first <strong>Sunday of the Financial Shielding Month<\/strong>. Therefore, Bishop Renato and the other bishops and pastors consecrated the olive oil for anointing throughout August for divine protection.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Sundays at The Universal Church<\/h4>\n<p>The Universal Church is\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/post\/chain-of-prayer-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">open daily<\/a><\/span>, and a special <em>Gathering of Faith and Miracles<\/em> occurs every<strong> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/tag\/sundays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sunday<\/a><\/span> at 10 AM<\/strong>. All are welcome regardless of religion, background, or circumstances. Come as you are.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday at 10 AM<\/strong> at <a href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">The Universal Church<\/span><\/a>. For locations of The Universal Church nationwide,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/universalchurchusa.org\/en\/locations\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">please click here.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0For more information, please call\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"tel:18883324141\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">1-888-332-4141<\/a><\/span>\u00a0or text\u00a0<strong>1-888-312-4141.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you live in a city without one of our locations or cannot commute due to health reasons, we invite you to join our\u00a0<strong>Virtual Church<\/strong>\u00a0on\u00a0<strong>Saturday at 8 AM CT \/ 9 AM ET via Zoom Conference.<\/strong>\u00a0<span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/ulfn.org\/virtualchurch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here for more information.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Worldwide, many lament the suffering caused by injustice, which can take various forms: deteriorating health or undiagnosed illnesses, broken homes torn apart by conflict and addiction, marital crises, poverty, and a lack of peace. Regardless of the type of suffering, everyone has a cause within them that needs to be addressed. 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