Posted by God's Politics Editor 16 hours 9 min ago
Love the poor and love poverty, for it is by such love that we become truly poor. As the Scripture says, we become like the things we love. If you love the poor you will share their poverty and be poor like them. If you love the poor be often with them. Be glad to see them in your own home and to visit with them in theirs. Be glad to talk to them and be pleased to have them near you in church, on the street, and elsewhere. Be poor in conversing with them and speak to them as their companions do, but be rich in assisting them by sharing some of your more abundant goods with them.
- Francis de Sales
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 16 hours 9 min ago
Do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.
- Zechariah 7:10
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 16 hours 9 min ago
God, there is so much war, so much violence, so much conflict — too much. And it is the poorest and most vulnerable who suffer even more as a result: in displacement, in victimization, in loss of life. We lift up those of our brothers and sisters whose lives are most impacted by such circumstances. Bring peace to their lives, to their societies, to their worlds, Lord. And as we commit to walking with the poor, give us opportunities to stand with them and to stand for them. We pray all this in the name and power of the Prince of Peace, amen.
Posted by God's Politics Editor 3 days 16 hours ago
The whole modern world has divided itself into Conservatives and Progressives. The business of Progressives is to go on making mistakes. The business of the Conservatives is to prevent the mistakes from being corrected.
- G.K. Chesterton
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 3 days 16 hours ago
May we understand [how] to walk in the knowledge of the Lord, as in the early dawn when his going forth is shown beyond doubt; may he come to us as the rain, as the spring rain that waters the earth. (The Antioch Bible)
- Hosea 6:3
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 3 days 16 hours ago
Lord, free us from our self-deception and attune our hearts to your Spirit, that we might remember how you humbled yourself, and learn to serve one another, whatever our disagreements. Amen.
Posted by God's Politics Editor 4 days 16 hours ago
For I tell you this: one loving, blind desire for God alone is more valuable in itself, more pleasing to God and to the saints, more beneficial to your own growth, and more helpful to your friends, both living and dead, than anything else you could do.
From a fourteenth-century anonymous work, The Cloud of Unknowing
- Anonymous
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 4 days 16 hours ago
See! Days are coming, says the Lord, [when] I will send famine to the land — not a famine of bread, not a thirst for water — but of hearing the word of the Lord. (The Antioch Bible)
- Amos 8:11
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 4 days 16 hours ago
Elohim, you are not the God of only one nation. Forgive us when we claim to have a monopoly on your love and forget that you are Lord of all people. You know every woman, man and child by name. You love all people fiercely and eternally. We pray your blessing on all of your creation across the world. Amen.
Posted by God's Politics Editor 5 days 16 hours ago
Colorful demonstrations and weekend marches are vital but alone are not powerful enough to stop wars. Wars will be stopped only when soldiers refuse to fight, when workers refuse to load weapons onto ships and aircraft, when people boycott the economic outposts of Empire that are strung across the globe.
- Arundhati Roy
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 5 days 16 hours ago
Avoid those foolish arguments that lead nowhere, because you know that they only cause contention. A servant of our Lord should not be contentious, but rather be humble towards all people, able to teach and be patient. (The Antioch Bible)
- 2 Timothy 2:22-23
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 5 days 16 hours ago
My God and my All! Amen.
- St. Francis' meditation prayer
Posted by God's Politics Editor 6 days 16 hours ago
Above all the graces and gifts of the Holy Spirit, which Christ grants to His friends, is that of self-conquest and of willingly bearing sufferings, injuries and reproaches and discomforts for the love of Christ. If we shall bear all these things patiently and with cheerfulness, thinking on the suffering of Christ the blessed, which we ought to bear patiently for His love, O Brother Leo, write that here and in this is perfect joy.
- Francis of Assisi
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 6 days 16 hours ago
Avoid vain and useless discussions, for they only increase the wickedness of those who are occupied with them. (The Antioch Bible)
- 2 Timothy 2:16
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 6 days 16 hours ago
God, you alone are the judge of humankind, yet you call us to work toward justice. Help us make the judgments necessary for faithful living without becoming judgmental, that we may celebrate the mystery by which your justice is your mercy, through -Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
-From Common Prayer
Posted by God's Politics Editor 1 week 16 hours ago
We have got some very big problems confronting us and let us not make any mistake about it, human history in the future is fraught with tragedy ... It's only through people making a stand against that tragedy and being doggedly optimistic that we are going to win through. If you look at the plight of the human race it could well tip you into despair, so you have to be very strong.
- Robert James Brown
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 1 week 16 hours ago
For see! I create a new heaven and a new earth; the former things will not be remembered, they will not come to mind. (The Antioch Bible)
- Isaiah 65:17
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 1 week 16 hours ago
God, we pray for our legislators, our President, our judges and all those who advise them. Give them wisdom and strength to lead, and courage to seek justice for the poor and marginalized. Amen.
Posted by God's Politics Editor 1 week 3 days ago
To speak a true word is to transform the world.
- Paulo Freire
- From Pedagogy of the Oppressed
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 1 week 3 days ago
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered.
- Psalm 130:3-4
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 1 week 3 days ago
Lord most high, do not allow us to harden ourselves to your faithfulness! Continually awaken us from the sleep of indifference and the bad dreams of our pious and impious passions and desires! Do not tire of continually guiding us back onto your path! Amen.
Adapted from a prayer by Karl Barth
Posted by God's Politics Editor 1 week 4 days ago
Charity is the live wire along which the power of God, indwelling our finite spirits, can and does act on other souls and other things, rescuing, healing, giving support and light. Such secret intercessory prayer ought to penetrate and accompany all our active work. It is the supreme expression of the spiritual life on earth.It moves from God to others through us, because we have ceased to be self-centered units, but are woven into the great fabric of praying souls, the 'mystical body' through which the work of Christ on earth goes on being done.
- Evelyn Underhill
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 1 week 4 days ago
Then God said, 'Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth,and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.'
- Genesis 1:26
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 1 week 4 days ago
In all of our interactions: Teach us humility, Lord, that we may consider others better than ourselves. Teach us grace, Lord, that we may offer to others the same gift your offered us. Teach us patience, Lord, that we might be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry. Teach us to speak truth in love, Lord. All for your glory, and that your kingdom might be advanced. Amen.
Posted by God's Politics Editor 1 week 5 days ago
For I tell you this: one loving, blind desire for God alone is more valuable in itself, more pleasing to God adn to the saints, more beneficial to your own growth, and more helpful to your friends, both living and dead, than anything else you could do.
- Anonymous
From a fourteenth-century anonymous work, The Cloud of Unknowing
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 1 week 5 days ago
The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. And those who know your name put their trust in you, for you, O Lord, have not forsaken those who seek you.
- Psalm 9:9-10
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 1 week 5 days ago
Lord, meet us wherever goods are held in common for love and justice, wherever bread is broken for worship and praise, and wherever life witnesses to repentance and reconciliation. Amen.
-From Common Prayer
Posted by God's Politics Editor 1 week 6 days ago
Above all the graces and gifts of the Holy Spirit, which Christ grants to His friends, is that of self-conquest and of willingly bearing sufferings, injuries and reproaches and discomforts for the love of Christ. If we shall bear all these things patiently and with cheerfulness, thinking on the suffering of Christ the blessed, which we ought to bear patiently for His love, O Brother Leo, write that here and in this is perfect joy.
- Francis of Assisi
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 1 week 6 days ago
When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but wisdom is with the humble.
- Proverbs 11:2
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 1 week 6 days ago
God, give us discomfort at easy answers, half-truths, and superficial relationships, so that instead we may live deep within our hearts. Grant us anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that we may wish for justice, freedom, and peace. Bless us with enough foolishness to believe that we can make a difference in the world, so that we can do what others claim cannot be done. Amen.
Posted by God's Politics Editor 2 weeks 13 hours ago
Colorful demonstrations and weekend marches are vital but alone are not powerful enough to stop wars. Wars will be stopped only when soldiers refuse to fight, when workers refuse to load weapons onto ships and aircraft, when people boycott the economic outposts of Empire that are strung across the globe.
- Arundhati Roy
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 2 weeks 13 hours ago
Do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another.
- Zechariah 7:10
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 2 weeks 13 hours ago
Lord, grant us the courage to fight the good fight by treating everybody right. Amen.
Posted by God's Politics Editor 2 weeks 3 days ago
When we are really honest with ourselves, we must admit that our lives are all that really belong to us. So it is how we use our lives that determines what kind of men we are. It is my deepest belief that only by giving our lives do we find life. I am convinced that the truest act of courage, the strongest act of manliness is to sacrifice ourselves for others in totally noviolent struggle for justice. To be a man is to suffer for others. God help us to be men!
- Cesar Chavez
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 2 weeks 3 days ago
But [Jesus] said to them, 'The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those in authority over them are called benefactors. But not so with you; rather the greatest among you must become like the youngest, and the leader like one who serves.'
- Luke 22:25-26
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 2 weeks 3 days ago
Lord, you have done great things for us, many of which we have hardly noticed. You are Lord over the past, sovereign in the present, and victorious in the future. Even in our trials, we celebrate you. Amen.
Posted by God's Politics Editor 2 weeks 4 days ago
Love the poor and love poverty, for it is by such love that we become truly poor. As the Scripture says, we become like the things we love. If you love the poor you will share their poverty and be poor like them. If you love the poor be often with them. Be glad to see them in your own home and to visit with them in theirs. Be glad to talk to them and be pleased to have them near you in church, on the street, and elsewhere. Be poor in conversing with them and speak to them as their companions do, but be rich in assisting them by sharing some of your more abundant goods with them.
- Francis de Sales
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 2 weeks 4 days ago
Then justice will dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness abide in the fruitful field. The effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.
- Isaiah 32:16-17
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 2 weeks 4 days ago
Lord, we expect good things from you because you are good and you promise to give to those who ask. Teach us to know not only how to ask but also for what we should ask. May all our asking, seeking, and knocking be to further your kingdom in some way, no matter how small or mundane. Amen.
Posted by God's Politics Editor 2 weeks 5 days ago
We have got some very big problems confronting us and let us not make any mistake about it, human history in the future is fraught with tragedy ... It's only through people making a stand against that tragedy and being doggedly optimistic that we are going to win through. If you look at the plight of the human race it could well tip you into despair, so you have to be very strong.
- Robert James Brown
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 2 weeks 5 days ago
Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
- Matthew 11:29
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 2 weeks 5 days ago
Help us, Lord, to do the thing that is necessary: to tend to the poor, to walk alongside the poor, to find you among the poor, to declare ourselves poor as long as anyone suffers need. May we begin this journey with just one person today. Amen.
Posted by God's Politics Editor 2 weeks 6 days ago
When asked if I am pessimistic or optimistic about the future, my answer is always the same: If you look at the science about what is happening on earth and aren’t pessimistic, you don’t understand data. But if you meet the people who are working to restore this earth and the lives of the poor, and you aren’t optimistic, you haven’t got a pulse. What I see everywhere in the world are ordinary people willing to confront despair, power, and incalculable odds in order to restore some semblance of grace, justice, and beauty to this world.
- Paul Hawken
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 2 weeks 6 days ago
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.
- James 3:17
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 2 weeks 6 days ago
Lord, enable us today to see our neighbor in those whom the world rejects — the guilt-ridden, the foreigner, the unprotected, and the refugee. Open our eyes and make us present to these neighbors both in our various expressions of community and in the wider world. Amen.
Posted by God's Politics Editor 3 weeks 3 days ago
We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained.
- Derrick Bell
From Ethical Ambition: Living a Life of Meaning and Worth
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 3 weeks 3 days ago
Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth.
- Matthew 5:5
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 3 weeks 3 days ago
Let the moments and the hours of this day reverberate with sounds of our singing, with the words of the psalm, and with the praises we offer to you, O Lord. Amen.
Posted by God's Politics Editor 3 weeks 4 days ago
Justice is not peripheral to God's story. Justice — in its various forms — is mentioned over 200 times in the Scriptures. It's not optional, it's central. Seek justice.
- Eugene Cho
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Posted by God's Politics Editor 3 weeks 4 days ago
Salt is good; but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.
- Mark 9:50
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