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Verse of the Day: John 9:24-27
04-10-2014
So for the second time they called the man who had been blind, and they said to him, "Give glory to God! We know that this man is a sinner." He answered, "I do not know whether he is a sinner. One thing I do know, that though I was blind, now I see." They said to him, "What did he do to you? How did he open your eyes?" He answered them, "I have told you already, and you would not listen. Why do you want to hear it again? Do you also want to become his disciples?"
- John 9:24-27
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Prayer of the Day: Draw Closer to Us
04-10-2014
God of life and death, beginning and end, stay close to us. May you shine the light of your love into the darkest places of our lives. Help us to understand the ways you give our lives meaning. Draw closer to us. Amen.
Voice of the Day: Alice Walker
04-10-2014
"Watching you hold your hatred for such a long time I wonder: Isn’t it slippery? Might you not someday drop it on yourself? I wonder: Where does it sleep if ever? And where do you deposit it while you feed your children or sit in the lap of the one who cherishes you? There is no graceful way to carry hatred. While hidden it is everywhere."
- Alice Walker
- Alice Walker, from Hard Times Require Furious Dancing
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Prayer of the Day: Do Good with the Graces Received
04-09-2014
God of mercy, you have given us life, and tilled our soil day by day to nurture us. You grant us innumerable opportunities to do good with the graces we have received, and bear fruit. Please forgive the ways we have held back this love and care from others. Foster repentance in our hearts, growth in our faith, and love for the Lord. Amen.
Verse of the Day: Psalm 32:4-6
04-09-2014
For day and night your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was dried up as by the heat of summer. Then I acknowledged my sin to you, and I did not hide my iniquity; I said, "I will confess my transgressions to the Lord," and you forgave the guilt of my sin. Therefore let all who are faithful offer prayer to you; at a time of distress, the rush of mighty waters shall not reach them.
- Psalm 32:4-6
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Voice of the Day: Andrew Murray
04-09-2014
"Prayer is reaching out after the unseen; fasting is letting go of all that is seen and temporal. Fasting helps express, deepen, confirm the resolution that we are ready to sacrifice anything, even ourselves to attain what we seek for the kingdom of God."
- Andrew Murray
Andrew Murray
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Verse of the Day: Psalm 23:1-4
04-08-2014
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. [The Lord] makes me lie down in green pastures; [the Lord] leads me beside still waters; [the Lord] restores my soul. [The Lord] leads me in right paths for [the Lord's] name's sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff-- they comfort me.
- Psalm 23:1-4
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Prayer of the Day: The Witness of Our Christian Lives
04-08-2014
God of wholeness, we pray that we may joyfully show, live, preach, and embody Christ for the world, through our callings. Grant us the grace to participate in sharing your continued presence with the world through the witness of our Christian lives. Amen.
Verse of the Day: Psalm 23:1-4
04-08-2014
The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want. [The Lord] makes me lie down in green pastures; [the Lord] leads me beside still waters; [the Lord] restores my soul. [The Lord] leads me in right paths for [the Lord's] name's sake. Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil; for you are with me; your rod and your staff-- they comfort me.
- Psalm 23:1-4
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Voice of the Day: Paulo Friere
04-08-2014
"When oppressors join in the struggle for liberation they almost always bring with them the marks of their origin ... which include a lack of confidence in the people's ability to think, to want, and to know. They believe that they must be the executors of the transformation. They talk about the people, but they do not trust them."
- Paulo Friere
Paulo Friere
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Prayer of the Day: The Witness of Our Christian Lives
04-08-2014
God of wholeness, we pray that we may joyfully show, live, preach, and embody Christ for the world, through our callings. Grant us the grace to participate in sharing your continued presence with the world through the witness of our Christian lives. Amen.
Voice of the Day: Paulo Friere
04-08-2014
"When oppressors join in the struggle for liberation they almost always bring with them the marks of their origin ... which include a lack of confidence in the people's ability to think, to want, and to know. They believe that they must be the executors of the transformation. They talk about the people, but they do not trust them."
- Paulo Friere
Paulo Friere
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04-07-2014
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Voice of the Day: Reverend I. Carter Heyward
04-07-2014
"In the Spirit which draws us into honest engagement with one another, including those who may be very different from us in various ways, God calls us to wake up and learn how to love and respect one another, period."
- I. Carter Heyward
Reverend I. Carter Heyward
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Verse of the Day: John 15:12-15
04-07-2014
This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. You are my friends if you do what I command you. I do not call you servants any longer, because the servant does not know what the master is doing; but I have called you friends, because I have made known to you everything that I have heard from my Father.
- John 15:12-15
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Prayer of the Day: Honoring the Memory of Martyrs
04-04-2014
God of justice, grant us the wisdom and the courage to speak up for the truth and to do good, trusting inyour Son to show the way. May we continue to honor the memory of martyrs of the faith, keeping in mind that many of them continue to live and die for faith this day. We pray for courage to speak up for injustice, trusting in God's goodness and truth to prevail. Amen.
Voice of the Day: Eleanor Roosevelt
04-04-2014
The trouble is that not enough people have come together with the firm determination to live the things which they say they believe. - Eleanor Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail
Verse of the Day: Psalm 95:1-3
04-04-2014
O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into [God's] presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to [God] with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods.
- Psalm 95:1-3
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Voice of the Day: Beah Richards
04-03-2014
Both class and race survive education, and neither should. What is education then? If it doesn't help a human being to recognize that humanity is humanity, what is it for? So you can make a bigger salary than other people?
- Beah Richards
Beah Richards
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Prayer of the Day: Promise of Your Eternal Love
04-03-2014
Dear God, grant us the trust and courage to say our definite "yes" to you, and to find rest in the promise of your eternal love. May the Holy Spirit help us remain steadfast in faith, to share the good news with all. Amen.