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Voice of the Day: Sophie Scholl
06-10-2009
Everywhere and at all times of greatest trial [people] have appeared, prophets and saints who cherished their freedom, who preached the One God and who with [God's] help brought the people to a rev
Prayer of the Day: Assistance for Children
06-10-2009
Pray that the child tax credit will become permanent and keep an estimated one million children out of poverty.
Verse of the Day: 'Their tongues speak justice'
06-10-2009
The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,
and their tongues speak justice.
The law of their God is in their hearts;
their steps do not slip.
and their tongues speak justice.
The law of their God is in their hearts;
their steps do not slip.
Verse of the Day: 'The things that make for peace'
06-09-2009
As [Jesus] came near and saw the city, he wept over it, saying, "If you, even you, had only recognized on this day the things that make for peace!
Prayer of the Day: Women's Equality
06-09-2009
Pray for women across the world to be listened to as equals in their community and valued for their contribution to society.
Source: Micah Challenge USA
Voice of the Day: East African Proverb
06-09-2009
When two elephants struggle, it is the grass that suffers.
- East African Proverb
Verse of the Day: 'Stand in the breach before me on behalf of the land'
06-08-2009
The people of the land have practiced extortion and committed robbery; they have oppressed the poor and needy, and have extorted from the alien without redress.
Voice of the Day: Dr. Cornel West
06-08-2009
Indifference to injustice is more insidious than the injustice itself.
- Dr. Cornel West
Prayer of the Day: Make my Heart and Hands Ready
06-08-2009
Lord, show me the places in my community ready for a harvest of justice.
Prayer of the Day: Girls Getting Married
06-05-2009
Pray that girls will be able to choose the time of their own marriage and that it will not necessitate sacrificing their schooling.
Source: Micah Challenge USA
Voice of the Day: Mary Oliver
06-05-2009
So this is how you swim inward,
so this is how you flow outward,
so this is how you pray.
Verse of the Day: 'Blessed are your eyes, for they see'
06-05-2009
But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear.
Prayer of the Day: Revival of the Church
06-04-2009
Oh Lord, we sense you want to send revival to the church and a fresh awakening to bring your justice.
Verse of the Day: 'You shall not follow a majority in wrongdoing'
06-04-2009
You shall not follow a majority in wrongdoing; when you bear witness in a lawsuit, you shall not side with the majority so as to pervert justice.
- Exodus 23:2
Voice of the Day: Nicholas D. Kristof
06-04-2009
None of us dared to go forward to help the injured as they writhed.
Voice of the Day: Rabbi Arthur Waskow
06-03-2009
The choice we face is broader than politics, deeper than charity.
Prayer of the Day: Bless Us with Foolishness
06-03-2009
May God bless us with enough foolishness to believe that we really can make a difference in this world, so that we are able, with God's grace, to do what others claim cannot be done.
Verse of the Day: 'Your pain will turn into joy'
06-03-2009
Very truly, I tell you, you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will have pain, but your pain will turn into joy.
Prayer of the Day: AIDS Caregivers
06-02-2009
Pray for AIDS caregivers across Africa who provide medical assistance and accompaniment to those affected by the virus.
Voice of the Day: Dorothy Day
06-02-2009
We have all known the long loneliness and we have learned that the only solution is love and that love comes with community.