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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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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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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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Voice of the Day: An Aboriginal Activist Sister

by God's Politics Editor 04-18-2013
If you have come to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you have come because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us walk together. - An Aboriginal Activist Sister + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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Verse of the Day: 'I Can Do Nothing on My Own'

by God's Politics Editor 04-18-2013
I can do nothing on my own. As I hear, I judge; and my judgement is just, because I seek to do not my own will but the will of him who sent me. - John 5:30 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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Prayer of the Day: The Mourning

by God's Politics Editor 04-18-2013
Lord, we pray for all of the mourning people today, both from the explosions in Texas and Boston. May your Spirit comfort them and heal them in time. Amen.
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Voice of the Day: Therese of Lisieux

by God's Politics Editor 04-17-2013
The only way to make rapid progress along the path of divine love is to remain very little and put all our trust in Almight God. - Saint Therese of Lisieux + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
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Verse of the Day: Trust In a Time of Trouble

by God's Politics Editor 04-17-2013
Fig trees may no longer bloom, or vineyards produce grapes; olive trees may be fruitless, and harvest time a failure; sheep pens may be empty, and cattle stalls vacant — but I will still celebrate because the LORD God saves me. (The Poverty and Justice Bible) - Habakkuk 3:17-18 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail
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