Blog Posts By God's Politics Editor

Lord, we give thanks for the faithful who have gone before us. Strengthen us by their witness of courage and help us live lives that might encourage those who long for the gift of faith. Amen.

Thus says the Lord God: Enough, O princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression, and do what is just and right. Cease your evictions of my people, says the Lord God. - Ezra 45:9 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail

"You have heard that it was said, "You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy." But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous. - Matthew 1:1-8 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail

To a nation bent on violence, anyone who claims to be speaking for God's kingdom and who advocates non-violent means as the way to it is making a very deep and dangerous political statement. - N.T. Wright + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

Lord, we do not always rush to do your will. Often we tiptoe our way into obedience, dragging old habits and mindsets with us. Help us to delight at your voice and to trust that your calling is always good news. Amen. -Adapted from Common Prayer

People were bringing little children to him in order that he might touch them; and the disciples spoke sternly to them. But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them, ‘Let the little children come to me; do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the kingdom of God belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God as a little child will never enter it.’ And he took them up in his arms, laid his hands on them, and blessed them. - Mark 10:13-16 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail

To the true servant of God every place is the right place and every time is the right time. - Catherine of Siena + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

God, we pray for those affected by the out-of-season typhoon in the southern Philipines today. We pray that you would comfort those who lost loved ones. Stir your body into action and support where needed. Amen.

For [God] did not despise or abhor the affliction of the afflicted; [God] did not hide [God's]face from me, but heard when I cried to [God].  - Psalm 22:24 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail

Those who would learn to serve must first learn to think little of themselves ... Only those who live by the forgiveness of their sin in Jesus Christ will think little of themselves in the right way. They will know that their own wisdom completely came to an end when Christ forgave them. - Dietrich Bonhoeffer + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

Hound us, Lord, with affection and conviction until we renounce all lesser things to follow you. Help us see that in giving up the fool's gold of the world, we open ourselves to heavenly treasure that lasts forever. Amen.

Thus says God, the LORD, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people upon it and spirit to those who walk in it: I am the LORD, I have called you in righteousness, I have taken you by the hand and kept you; I have given you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. - Isaiah 42:5-10 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail

"The dominant culture -civilization- is killing the planet, and it is long past time for those of us who care about life on earth to begin taking the actions necessary to stop this culture from destroying every living thing.” - Derrick Jensen from Deep Green Resistance: Strategy to Save the Planet + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

God, we pray for peace and your presence in areas of turmoil and conflict today, especially the Congo, Syria, and Egypt. Amen.

It is as impossible for us to demonstrate the existence of God as it would be for even Sherlock Holmes to demonstrate the existence of Arthur Conan Doyle. All-wise. All-powerful. All-loving. All-knowing. ... God cannot be expressed but only experienced. In the last analysis, you cannot pontificate but can only point. A Christian is one who points at Christ and says, "I can't prove a thing, but there's something about his eyes and his voice. There's something about the way he carries his head, his hands. The way he carries his cross. The way he carries me." - Frederick Buechner In Wishful Thinking: A Seeker's ABC + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

God, send your Holy Spirit to free us from the burdens of fear and worry, and to help us put our trust in you. -From Daily Prayer 2013

Let love be genuine; hate what is evil, hold fast to what is good; love one another with mutual affection; outdo one another in showing honour. Do not lag in zeal, be ardent in spirit, serve the Lord. Rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer. Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers. - Romans 12:9-13 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail

Stephen Colbert, a practicing Catholic and sometimes CCD teacher, does a "liturgical dance" number to the hymn, "King of Glory." You're welcome.http://youtu.be/oASYa-Wkroc

Wash yourselves; make yourselves clean; remove the evil of your doings from before my eyes; cease to do evil, learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow.  - Isaiah 1:16-17 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail

The only answer in this life, to the loneliness we are all bound to feel, is community. The living together, working together, sharing together, loving God and loving our [neighbor], and living close to [God] in community so we can show our love for [God]. - Dorothy Day + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. From Psalm 95

Climb the mountains andget their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you while cares will drop off like autumn leaves. - John Muir + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

 God, fill us with a desire to support those in our communities with the most need, even when doing so requires us to sacrifice.

The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also be guided by the Spirit. - Galatians 5:22-25 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail