The Common Good

Verse And Voice

Prayer of the Day: Persevere

Holy Spirit, you dwell within us and you teach us perfect love, which drives out all fear. Give us a spirit of courage, and make us bold enough to love one another without fear. Enable us to see that perfect love calls us to persevere in suffering and to trust beyond what is visible. Amen. -From Common Prayer
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Voice of the Day: Garrison Keillor

Some people think it is difficult to be a Christian and to laugh, but I think it's the other way around. God writes a lot of comedy, it's just that he has so many bad actors. - Garrison Keillor + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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Verse of the Day: The Golden Rule

In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets. - Matthew 7:12 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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Voice of the Day: Emmanuel Katongole

Mary represents the 'rebel consciousness' that is essential to Jesus' gospel. Wherever the gospel is preached, we must remember that its good news will make you crazy. Jesus will put you at odds with the economic and political systems of our world. This gospel will force you to act, interrupting the world as it is in ways that make even pious people indignant. - Emmanuel Katongole + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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So if anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation: everything old has passed away; see, everything has become new! - 2 Corinthians 5:17 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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Prayer of the Day: 'Come, Holy Spirit'

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful, and enkindle in them the fire of your love.
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Voice of the Day: Maya Angelou

 Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination full of hope. - Maya Angelou + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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Verse of the Day: Reconciliation

For in [Christ] all the fullness of God was pleased to dwell, and through him God was pleased to reconcile to God's self all things, whether on earth or in heaven, by making peace through the blood of his cross. - Colossians 1:19-20 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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