The Common Good

Verse And Voice

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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Voice of the Day: Peter Maurin

by God's Politics Editor 04-23-2013
They say that I am crazy because I refuse to be crazy the way everyone else is crazy. - Peter Maurin + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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Verse of the Day: Sharing Possessions

by God's Politics Editor 04-23-2013
With great power the apostles gave their testimony to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus, and great grace was upon them all. There was not a needy person among them, for as many as owned lands or houses sold them and brought the proceeds of what was sold. They laid it at the apostles’ feet, and it was distributed to each as any had need. - Acts 4:33-35 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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Prayer of the Day: 'Teach Us'

by God's Politics Editor 04-23-2013
Loving God, teach us to order the desires of our hearts according to the call to do justice, love kindness, and walk humbly with you. Amen. -From Common Prayer
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Voice of the Day: Earth Day

by God's Politics Editor 04-22-2013
 We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. - Native American Proverb + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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Verse of the Day: Earth Day

by God's Politics Editor 04-22-2013
In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth. ... God saw everything that he had made, and indeed, it was very good. - Genesis 1:1-31 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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Prayer of the Day: Earth Day

by God's Politics Editor 04-22-2013
Lord, we pray that today, on Earth day, you would remind us of the beauty and majesty of the universe you have created, specifically the earth we live on. Forgive us for the ways in which we have damaged it and change our minds and hearts so that we may take better care of the Earth you have made for us, previous, and subsequent generations. Amen.
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Voice of the Day: William Booth

by God's Politics Editor 04-19-2013
Consider that the chief dangers which confront the coming century will be religion without the Holy Ghost, Christianity without Christ, forgiveness without repentance, salvation without regeneration, politics without God, and heaven without hell. - William Booth At the end of the 19th century + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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Verse of the Day: 'Throw the First Stone'

by God's Politics Editor 04-19-2013
When they kept on questioning him, he straightened up and said to them, ‘Let anyone among you who is without sin be the first to throw a stone at her.’ And once again he bent down and wrote on the ground. When they heard it, they went away, one by one, beginning with the elders; and Jesus was left alone with the woman standing before him. - John 8:7-9 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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Prayer of the Day: Be Still

by God's Politics Editor 04-19-2013
God, sometimes it's easier for us to speak than to listen, easier to act than it is to be still. But God, help us to recogize the times in our lives that we need to be still, to have tranquility, to have silence. In those moments calm our nerves, let our feet and our hands rest in your presence. Amen.
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