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Verse And Voice

Prayer of the Day: Cesar Chavez

by God's Politics Editor 04-29-2013
Show me the suffering of the most miserable, so I will know my people's plight. Free me to pray for others, for you are present in every person. Help me take responsibility for my own life, so that I can be free at last. Grant me courage to serve others, for in service there is true life. Give me honesty and patience, so that the Spirit will be alive among us. Let the Spirit flourish and grow, so that we will never tire of the struggle. Let us remember those who have died for justice, for they have given us life. Help us love even those who hate us, so we can change the world. Amen. -A prayer by Cesar Chavez
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Voice of the Day: Francois Fenelon

by God's Politics Editor 04-26-2013
We must have faith during the period of our grief. We think that our afflictions will be greater than we can bear, but we do not know the strength of our own hearts, nor the power of God. [God] knows all. ... What we think will overwhelm us entirely only subdues and conquers our pride. Our renewed spirit rises from its subjugation with a celestial strength and consolation. - Francois Fenelon + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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Verse of the Day: Abound in Hope

by God's Politics Editor 04-26-2013
May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit.  - Romans 15:13 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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Prayer of the Day: 'Open Our Eyes'

by God's Politics Editor 04-26-2013
Open our eyes to see your glory in the smallest things, that we would live with the faith and the boldness required to believe that all the way to heaven truly is heaven. Amen. -From Common Prayer
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Voice of the Day: Georges Bernarnos

by God's Politics Editor 04-25-2013
Every particle of Christ's divine charity is today more precious for your security — for your security, I say — than all the atom bombs in all the stockpiles. - Georges Bernarnos + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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Verse of the Day: God's Love Endures Forever

by God's Politics Editor 04-25-2013
O give thanks to the God of heaven, for [God's] steadfast love endures forever.  - Psalm 136:26 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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Prayer of the Day: 'Inextricably Bound'

by God's Politics Editor 04-25-2013
Lord, help us to see that our well-being is inextricably bound to the well-being of our neighbor. Our sorrows are shared. Our longings are shared. Our fears are shared. Enable us also to share compassion, patience and courage today. Amen. -From Common Prayer
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Voice of the Day: Dorothy Day

by God's Politics Editor 04-24-2013
What we do is very little. But it is like the little boy with a few loaves and fishes. Christ took that little and increased it. He will do the rest. What we do is so little that we may seem to be constantly failing. But so did he fail. He met with apparent failure on the Cross. But unless the seeds fall into the earth and die, there is no harvest. - Dorothy Day + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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Verse of the Day: Crucified with Christ

by God's Politics Editor 04-24-2013
I have been crucified with Christ; and it is no longer I who live, but it is Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me. - Galatians 2:19-20 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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Prayer of the Day: 'A Heart of Love'

by God's Politics Editor 04-24-2013
Give us a heart of love for those with whom we disagree, O Lord. May we interact with these people with civility, gentleness, and respect. We admit that we would rather only love those who love us, but You have called us to a higher love; one that reaches across the ideological divide and finds common ground. May it be so. Amen.
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