The Common Good

Verse And Voice

Voice of the Day: 'Desire for God Alone'

by God's Politics Editor 06-05-2013
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 + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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Verse of the Day: 'A Stronghold for the Oppressed'

by God's Politics Editor 06-05-2013
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 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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Prayer of the Day: Lord, Meet Us

by God's Politics Editor 06-05-2013
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
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Voice of the Day: Francis of Assisi

by God's Politics Editor 06-04-2013
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 + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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Verse of the Day: 'Wisdom is with the Humble

by God's Politics Editor 06-04-2013
When pride comes, then comes disgrace; but wisdom is with the humble. - Proverbs 11:2 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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Prayer of the Day: 6/4/13

by God's Politics Editor 06-04-2013
 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.
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Voice of the Day: Arundhati Roy

by God's Politics Editor 06-03-2013
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 + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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Verse of the Day: 'Do Not Oppress'

by God's Politics Editor 06-03-2013
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 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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Prayer of the Day: 6/3/13

by God's Politics Editor 06-03-2013
Lord, grant us the courage to fight the good fight by treating everybody right. Amen.
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Prayer of the Day: 5/31/13

by God's Politics Editor 05-31-2013
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.
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