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Verse of the Day: 'you will live again'
11-30-2010
"'I will put my spirit within you, and you shall live, and I will place you on your own soil; then you shall know that I, the Lord, have spoken and will act,' says the Lord
Verse of the Day: 'Be dressed for action'
11-29-2010
"Be dressed for action and have your lamps lit; be like those who are waiting for their master to return from the wedding banquet, so that they may open the door for him as soon as he comes an
Voice of the Day: Thomas A. Kempis
11-29-2010
"My [child], resolve to do the will of others rather than your own. Always choose to possess less rather than more. Always take the lowest place, and regard yourself as less than others."
Prayer of the Day: Forgive and Forgiven
11-29-2010
Forgive us, God, when we judge others. Break down our self-righteousness so that we may not condemn others but rather forgive our brothers and sisters because we have already been forgiven.
Voice of the Day: St. Catherine of Siena of Siena
11-23-2010
"If you are what you should be, then you will set the world on fire."
- St. Catherine of Siena
Verse of the Day: 'The Lord is my sheperd'
11-23-2010
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. [God] makes me lie down in green pastures; [God] leads me beside still waters; [God] restores my soul. [God] leads me in right paths for his name's sake.
Friday Links Round Up: 30 Turkeys Per Minute. Airport Scanners. Hogwarts.
11-19-2010
Thirty turkeys per minute. Airport scanners. Hogwarts. Here’s a little round up of links from around the web you may have missed this week:
- Workers in turkey plants handle as many as 30 turkeys per minute.
- How to make the perfect pie crust.
- This Thanksgiving, remember the hands that feed you.
- Opposed to the new airport scanners and aggressive patdowns? So is Captain Sully.
- A photographer turns his aging and depressed grandmother into a superhero.
- Fast Company asks, “Who are the CEOs of Hogwarts?”
- Speaking of Hogwarts, did you read Julie Clawson’s blog about Harry Potter and Social Justice?
- A reluctant uncle witnesses the home birth of his nephew.
Voice of the Day: Saint Teresa of Avila
11-19-2010
"It would be well for us to consider that our Lord has taught [the Lord's] to each one of us, individually, and that [our Lord] still teaches it to us at this very moment.
Verse of the Day: Servants for Jesus
11-19-2010
"It is not ourselves that we proclaim; we proclaim Christ Jesus as Lord, and ourselves as servants, for Jesus’ sake."
- 2 Corinthians 4:5
Prayer of the Day: Prayer for the Children
11-19-2010
God, let us take seriously your call to care for the little children. We pray for the health and future of our next generation and ask that you make us to be good examples for them.
Voice of the Day: Fyodor Dostoevsky
11-18-2010
"Know the measure, know the times, study that. When you are left alone, pray. Love to throw yourself on earth and kiss it. Kiss the earth and love it with unceasing, consuming love.
Verse of the Day: 'Let us bow down'
11-18-2010
"Come, let us bow down, and bend the knee, and kneel before the Lord our Maker. For [the Lord] is our God, and we are the people of [God's] pasture and the sheep of [God's] hand.
Prayer of the Day: Prayer for Haiti
11-18-2010
Lord, we lift up the people of Haiti today. For those still without homes, we pray for shelter. For the thousands who are now sick with cholera, we ask for your healing.
Voice of the Day: Mpho Tutu and Desmond Tutu
11-17-2010
"Don't struggle and strive so, my child
There is no race to complete, no point to prove, no obstacle to conquer for you to win my love.
I have already give it to you.
Prayer of the Day: DREAM Act Prayer
11-17-2010
We pray today for those who have come to the U.S. from outside of its borders. Give us a spirit of hospitality and love toward all your children. Amen.
Verse of the Day: "Believe me because of the works themselves"
11-17-2010
"Believe me that I am in the [Lord] and the [Lord] is in me; but if you do not, then believe me because of the works themselves."
- John 14:11
Verse of the Day: 'Give me understanding'
11-16-2010
"Your hands have made and fashioned me; give me understanding that I may learn your commandments."
- Psalm 119:73
Voice of the Day: Thylias Moss
11-16-2010
"One must always be aware, to notice -- even though the cost of noticing is to become responsible."
- Thylias Moss
Prayer of the Day: A Prayer for the Others
11-16-2010
Dear God, help us to be tireless in testing the choices we make against their outcomes for people, especially the lowly and powerless.
Prayer of the Day: Prayer for Afghanistan
11-15-2010
God, we pray for all of your children in Afghanistan. Bring healing to that land amidst the current turbulence.