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Verse of the Day: 'Do this, and you will live'
08-14-2009
Just then a lawyer stood up to test Jesus. "Teacher," he said, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?" He said to him, "What is written in the law?
Prayer of the Day: Your Kingdom Come
08-14-2009
We dare imagine a world where hunger has no chance to show its face. We dare dream of a world where war and terror are afraid to leave their mark. Dare we open our minds to difference?
Voice of the Day: Brother Roger
08-14-2009
I think that I have never lost the intuition that community life could be a sign that God is love, and love alone.
Verse of the Day: 'Jesus stretched out his hand'
08-13-2009
Once, when [Jesus] was in one of the cities, there was a man covered with leprosy.
Prayer of the Day: The Unemployed
08-13-2009
God our stronghold, we pray for those around our nation without jobs or at risk of losing their jobs.
Voice of the Day: Daniel Berrigan
08-13-2009
The God of life summons us to life; more, to be lifegivers, especially toward those who lie under the heel of the powers.
Verse of the Day: 'I will save my flock'
08-12-2009
Therefore, thus says the Lord God to them: I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep.
Voice of the Day: Hildegard of Bingen
08-12-2009
Reverence declares: "All the things God established please me. I do not hurt any of them."
- Hildegard of Bingen,
Book of Life's Merits
Prayer of the Day: Zambia
08-12-2009
Praise God for Zambia's progress toward meeting the Millennium Development Goal in water sanitation.
Voice of the Day: Hubert Humphrey
08-11-2009
The gap between the rich and the poor is the most dangerous threat to world peace we have.
- Hubert Humphrey,
U.S. vice president 1965-1969
Verse of the Day: 'The lover of money will not be satisfied'
08-11-2009
The lover of money will not be satisfied with money; nor the lover of wealth, with gain. This also is vanity.
Prayer of the Day: Rural Infrastructure
08-11-2009
Pray for governments and international organizations to make rural infrastructure a priority, so that millions more are not forced into city slums simply to feed themselves.
Verse of the Day: 'The first fruits of the Spirit'
08-10-2009
[T]he creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and will obtain the freedom of the glory of the children of God.
Voice of the Day: Taiz
08-10-2009
The kingdom of God is justice and peace
and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Come, Lord, and open in us
the gates of your kingdom.
and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Come, Lord, and open in us
the gates of your kingdom.
Prayer of the Day: The President
08-10-2009
Jesus, our King of Kings, we pray that you bless our president with wisdom and right judgment.
Voice of the Day: Susan Faludi
08-07-2009
Feminism's agenda is basic: It asks that women not be forced to choose between public justice and private happiness
Prayer of the Day: The Gulf Coast
08-07-2009
Creator God, we pray that the overwhelming needs of those devastated by Gulf Coast hurricanes will be met through continued recovery projects, including the "green" resident-led projects of the Gul
Verse of the Day: 'A joy to the righteous'
08-07-2009
When justice is done,
it is a joy to the righteous,
but dismay to evildoers.
- Proverbs 21:15
Prayer of the Day: Pharmaceutical Companies
08-06-2009
Pray for Western governments and pharmaceutical companies to show compassion by making inexpensive anti-retroviral drugs available in poorer countries.
Verse of the Day: 'The fruit of the Spirit'
08-06-2009
[T]he fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against such things.