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Prayer of the Day: The Elderly
06-22-2011
We pray for the elderly among us who are vulnerable to abandonment and exploitation.
Prayer of the Day: Break Our Hearts
06-21-2011
Break our hearts, Lord, for the things that break your heart. For the ways we have allowed race, class, and denominational ties to divide us, break our hearts. Amen.
Voice of the Day: Studs Terkel
06-21-2011
"Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: This is my community, and it is my responsibility to make it better.
Verse of the Day: 'God who activates all'
06-21-2011
"Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all
Verse of the Day: "Your decrees are my inheritance for ever"
06-20-2011
"Your decrees are my inheritance for ever; truly, they are the joy of my heart. I have applied my heart to fulfill your statutes for ever and to the end."
Voice of the Day: Bernard of Clairvaux
06-20-2011
"Zeal without knowledge is always less effective, less useful. Often it is found to be very harmful.
Prayer of the Day: 'Let Justice Flow Like Streams'
06-20-2011
Let justice flow like streams of sparkling water, pure, enabling growth, refreshing life, abundant, cleansing sure.
Voice of the Day: Mary Oliver
06-17-2011
"To live in this world / you must be able / to do three things / to love what is mortal; / to hold it / against your bones knowing / your own life depends/ on it; / and, when the time comes to let
Prayer of the Day: Father's Day
06-17-2011
This weekend we celebrate the fathers in our lives. God, we pray for men across the globe who have loved, supported, and cared for individuals both young and old.
Voice of the Day: Meister Eckhart
06-16-2011
"I much prefer a person who can love God enough to take a handout of bread, to a person who can give a hundred dollars for God's sake. ...
Verse of the Day: On Salvation
06-16-2011
"For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake, and for the sake of the gospel, will save it."
- Mark 8:35
Prayer of the Day: Places of Violence
06-16-2011
We give thanks for all who are working for peace in all places of violence. We pray for those who are involved in wars and bloodshed.
Voice of the Day: Juanita Wright Potter
06-15-2011
"I dream and work for the day / when saying that I'm a Christian / will say it all. / But until then, / I am a Christian feminist."
Prayer of the Day: Equal Opportunity
06-15-2011
God, we pray for economic stability, health care for all, equal opportunities, and decent living wages. May you protect the workers amongst us and ensure they receive what they have earned.
Verse of the Day: Words Give Light
06-15-2011
"The unfolding of your words gives light; it imparts understanding to the simple."
- Psalm 119:130
Verse of the Day: On Worry
06-14-2011
"So do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring worries of its own. Today's trouble is enough for today."
- Matthew 6:34
Voice of the Day: Thomas
06-14-2011
"We should have much peace if we would not busy ourselves with the sayings and doings of others."
Prayer of the Day: Pentecost
06-14-2011
Breathe in me, O Holy Spirit, that my thoughts may all be holy; Act in me, O Holy Spirit, that my works, too, may be holy; Draw my heart, O Holy Spirit, that I love but what is holy; Strengthen m
Voice of the Day: Henri J.M. Nouwen
06-13-2011
"Dear Lord, I will remain restless, tense, and dissatisfied until I can be totally at peace in your house.
Prayer of the Day: Bearers and Sharers
06-13-2011
God, may we be bearers and sharers of your joy in the world, today and this season. In Jesus name, Amen.