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Voice of the Day: Corazon Aquino
03-07-2014
"Reconciliation should be accompanied by justice, otherwise it will not last. While we all hope for peace it shouldn't be peace at any cost but peace based on principle, on justice."
- Corazon Aquino
Corazon Aquino
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Verse of the Day: John 12:35-36
03-06-2014
Jesus said to them, "The light is with you for a little longer. Walk while you have the light, so that the darkness may not overtake you. If you walk in the darkness, you do not know where you are going. While you have the light, believe in the light, so that you may become children of light." After Jesus had said this, he departed and hid from them.
- John 12:35-36
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Prayer of the Day: God's Continual Light
03-06-2014
God of repentance, remind us of your continual light. We often fall into darkness and lose sight of your bright light. May our hearts and our minds be turned from our own darkness towards your brilliance. Amen.
Voice of the Day: Ingrid Washinawatok
03-06-2014
"Unlock the silence and let us speak to the world."
- Ingrid Washinawatok
Ingrid Washinawatok
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Voice of the Day: Harriet Beecher Stowe
03-05-2014
“It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done.”
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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Prayer of the Day: Recalling Our Finitude
03-05-2014
Loving God, source and author of life, we come before you humbly to recall our finitude in face of your infinite love and mercy. Help us remember our dependance on you as we begin the journey towards the cross this Lenten season. May we follow your will as we recognize our own humanity. Amen.
Verse of the Day: Isaiah 58:5-8
03-05-2014
Is such the fast that I choose, a day to humble oneself? Is it to bow down the head like a bulrush, and to lie in sackcloth and ashes? Will you call this a fast, a day acceptable to the LORD? Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover them, and not to hide yourself from your own kin? Then your light shall break forth like the dawn, and your healing shall spring up quickly; your vindicator shall go before you, the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.
- Isaiah 58:5-8
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Verse of the Day: Matthew 5:13-15
03-04-2014
"You are the salt of the earth; but if salt has lost its taste, how can its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything, but is thrown out and trampled under foot. "You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house.
- Matthew 5:13-15
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Prayer of the Day: Tiller of Our Soil
03-04-2014
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 recieived, and bear fruit. Please forgive the ways we have held back this love and care for others. Amen.
Voice of the Day: Lee Maracle
03-04-2014
"We regard words as coming from original being — a sacred spiritual being. The orator is coming from a place of prayer and as such attempts to be persuasive. Words are not objects to be wasted. They represent the accumulated knowledge, cultural values, the vision of an entire people or peoples. We believe the proof of a thing or idea is in the doing."
- Lee Maracle
Lee Maracle
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Verse of the Day: Psalm 119:36-38
03-03-2014
Turn my heart to your decrees, and not to selfish gain. Turn my eyes from looking at vanities; give me life in your ways. Confirm to your servant your promise, which is for those who fear you.
- Psalm 119:36-38
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Voice of the Day: Anne Lamott
03-03-2014
"We're here to know God, to love and serve God, and to be blown away by the beauty and miracle of nature. You just have to get rid of so much baggage to be light enough to dance, to sing, to play. You don't have time to carry grudges; you don't have time to cling to the need to be right."
- Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott
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Prayer of the Day: Beloved Community
03-03-2014
Lord, you call us out of captivity into the freedom of your beloved community. As we pass through the wilderness spaces of our lives, grant us ears to hear you, eyes to see you, and hearts to ache for you, that we might not turn away from the brothers and sisters who help us remember who we are. Amen.
- Adapted from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals
Prayer of the Day: Make Our Spirits Restless
02-28-2014
Lord, as we continually answer the call to follow you, help us discern how to use our talents and gifts in ways that nurture your kingdom. Keep us from the tragedy of blaspheming your name because we have succumbed to a watered-down faith. Make our spirits restless whenever we think that the way things are is the way things have to be. Amen.
Voice of the Day: Marcus Garvey
02-28-2014
"The whole world is run on bluff. No race, no nation, no man has any divine right to take advantage of others. Why allow the other fellow to bluff you?"
- Marcus Garvey
Marcus Garvey
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Verse of the Day: 1 Corinthians 1:26-29
02-28-2014
Consider your own call, brothers and sisters: not many of you were wise by human standards, not many were powerful, not many were of noble birth. But God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise; God chose what is weak in the world to shame the strong; God chose what is low and despised in the world, things that are not, to reduce to nothing things that are, so that no one might boast in the presence of God.
- 1 Corinthians 1:26-29
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Prayer of the Day: From the Depths of Despair
02-27-2014
God of mercy, preserve us from the depths of despair and grant us the courage to always return to you. We praise you for your profound love that is ever mindful to seek out all who are lost, alone, directionless, and need help. We ask you to send us your Spirit to help us share your love as we praise you for allowing us to take part in bringing delight and joy into the hearts of those who recieve it. Amen.
Verse of the Day: Psalm 130:3-6
02-27-2014
If you, O Lord, should mark iniquities, Lord, who could stand? But there is forgiveness with you, so that you may be revered. I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I hope; my soul waits for the Lord more than those who watch for the morning, more than those who watch for the morning.
- Psalm 130:3-6
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Voice of the Day: Martin Luther King, Jr.
02-27-2014
"Life's most persistent and urgent question is, 'What are you doing for others?'"
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Prayer of the Day: Peace in You
02-26-2014
God our refuge, may we always find our peace in you in the midst of our often chaotic lives. Grant us the faith to make you the center of our lives, protecting us from the ravaging stormsof stress and worry. Amen.