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Prayer of the Day: Long Expected Jesus

by the Web Editors 12-17-2010
Come, thou long expected Jesus! Come to us in unexpected ways, through the seemingly mundane, where we least expect your presence. We pray that you might be born anew in us this Advent season.

Verse of the Day: 'let the skies rain down righteousness'

by the Web Editors 12-17-2010
"Shower, O heavens, from above,and let the skies rain down righteousness; let the earth open, that salvation may spring up, and let it cause righteousness to sprout up also; I the Lord have cr

Voice of the Day: Fannie Lou Hammer

by the Web Editors 12-17-2010
"Christianity is being concerned about your fellow [human], not building a million-dollar church while people are starving right around the corner.

Verse of the Day: Your Heart Is Where Your Treasure Is

by the Web Editors 12-16-2010
"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor ru

Prayer of the Day: Brief Stay on Earth

by the Web Editors 12-16-2010
God of eternity, how short are our lives in the grand expanse of time, how seemingly trivial is our small appearance here on this earth.

Voice of the Day: Emmanuel Katongole

by the Web Editors 12-16-2010
"Mary represents the 'rebel consciousness' that is essential to Jesus' gospel. Wherever the gospel is preached, we must remember that its good news will make you crazy.

Voice of the Day: Evelyn Underhill

by the Web Editors 12-15-2010
"Adoration, as it more deeply possesses us, inevitably leads on to self-offering.

Prayer of the Day: Quiet Patience

by the Web Editors 12-15-2010
We pray for the blessing of quiet patience today, Lord. Give us the wisdom to be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry. Amen.

Verse of the Day: 'Hear a just cause'

by the Web Editors 12-15-2010
"Hear a just cause, O Lord; attend to my cry; give ear to my prayer from lips free of deceit."

- Psalm 17:1

Verse of the Day: "No one comes to [God] except through me"

by the Web Editors 12-14-2010
Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to [God] except through me. If you know me, you will know my [Lord] also.

Prayer of the Day: Welcoming All God's Children

by the Web Editors 12-14-2010
Holy God, we pray to live in such a way that others will know they are always welcomed into the body of Christ.

Voice of the Day: John Chrysostom

by the Web Editors 12-14-2010
"This is the rule of most perfect Christianity, its the most exact definition, its highest point, namely, the seeking of the common good.

Verse of the Day: 'Happy are they who consider the poor'

by the Web Editors 12-13-2010
"Happy are those who consider the poor; the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble. The Lord protects them and keeps them alive; they are called happy in the land.

Voice of the Day: George Bernard Shaw

by the Web Editors 12-13-2010
"Life is no brief candle to me.

Prayer of the Day: Righteousness and Justice

by the Web Editors 12-13-2010
Almighty comforter, we deeply desire for your kingdom to come and your will to be done. We ask that you empower and strengthen us to break down systems of injustice and poverty in the world.

Voice of the Day: Jean Vanier

by the Web Editors 12-10-2010
"We all know well that we can do things for others and in the process crush them, making them feel that they are incapable of doing things by themselves.

Verse of the Day: Water of Eternal Life

by the Web Editors 12-09-2010
"Jesus said to her, 'Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but those who drink of the water that I will give them will never be thirsty.

Prayer of the Day: Fill Us With Joy

by the Web Editors 12-09-2010
Giver of mercy and might, during Advent, do away with any distractions that might hinder us from receiving Christ with joy. We enter this season with great expectancy and child-like anticipation.

Voice of the Day: Arundhati Roy

by the Web Editors 12-09-2010
"Not only is another world possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing."

- Arundhati Roy

Remembering Elizabeth Edwards, Advocate for Health Reform

by the Web Editors 12-08-2010

[Editors' note: Today we remember Elizabeth Edwards who was an outspoken advocate for health-care reform and used her position of influence to speak out for those who could not get the care they needed. Our thoughts and prayers are with her friends and family.