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Voice of the Day: Mary McLeod Bethune
02-26-2014
"If we accept and acquiesce in the face of discrimination, we accept the responsibility ourselves and allow those responsible to salve their conscience by believing that they have our acceptance and concurrence. We should, therefore, protest openly everything ... that smacks of discrimination or slander."
- Mary McLeod Bethune
Mary McLeod Bethune
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Verse of the Day: Matthew 5:44-46
02-26-2014
But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous. For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
- Matthew 5:44-46
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Verse of the Day: Exodus 3:7-9
02-25-2014
Then the Lord said, ‘I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land to a good and broad land, a land flowing with milk and honey, to the country of the Canaanites, the Hittites, the Amorites, the Perizzites, the Hivites, and the Jebusites. The cry of the Israelites has now come to me; I have also seen how the Egyptians oppress them.
- Exodus 3:7-9
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Voice of the Day: José Celso Barbosa
02-25-2014
"I am proud of being a Negro. Nor have I ever tried to beg tolerance from anyone. Superiority is not proved by color, but by the brain, by education, by willpower, by moral courage."
- José Celso Barbosa
José Celso Barbosa
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Prayer of the Day: Empower Us By Your Spirit
02-25-2014
God of justice, give us the wisdom to recognize the gifts of those around us and to encourage them to use these gifts in a way that proclaims your kingdom. Empower us by your Spirit to stand up for your goodness and truth, trusting in your sovereignty to prevail over persecution and oppression in our world today. Amen.
Voice of the Day: Marian Anderson
02-24-2014
"No matter how big a nation is, it is no stronger that its weakest people, and as long as you keep a person down, some part of you has to be down there to hold him down, so it means you cannot soar as you might otherwise."
- Marian Anderson
Marian Anderson
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Verse of the Day: 1 Corinthians 3:10-11
02-24-2014
According to the grace of God given to me, like a skilled master builder I laid a foundation, and someone else is building on it. Each builder must choose with care how to build on it. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one that has been laid; that foundation is Jesus Christ.
- 1 Corinthians 3:10-11
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Prayer of the Day: A Harvest Someday
02-24-2014
Lord God, extend our faith so that even when we fail to see the fruit of our planted seeds, we may have the assurance that every inch of soil overturned will lead to a harvest someday. Amen.
- Adapted from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals
Verse of the Day: Proverbs 15: 3-5
02-21-2014
The eyes of the Lord are in every place, keeping watch on the evil and the good. A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. A fool despises a parent’s instruction, but the one who heeds admonition is prudent.
- Proverbs 15:3-5
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Voice of the Day: James Cone
02-21-2014
You have to be black, with a knowledge of the history of this country, to know what America means to black persons. You also have to know what it means to be a nonperson, a nothing, a person with no past, to know what black power is all about. Survival as a person means not only food and shelter, but also belonging to a community that remembers and understands the meaning of its past.
- James Cone
James Cone, A Black Theology of Liberation
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Prayer of the Day: Life-giving Spirit
02-21-2014
Almighty God, the miracle of your life-giving Spirit surrounds us. Forgive us the ways we overlook your presence, and grant us eyes of faith to see you accompany us each day. We turn daily to you. Amen.
Jim Wallis Talks the World Economic Forum from Davos, Switzerland
, 02-20-2014
Listen as Jim Wallis talks to Sojourners CEO Rob Wilson-Black about giving the send-off speech on values at the World Economic Forum, where the pair brushed shoulders with some of the most prominent business minds. Here's a brief look at what Jim was trying to do with his talk:
"The pope reminded us about the excluded. This gathering is the most included gathering in the world. You are the most included people in the global economy. How will the most included reach out to the most excluded and bring them in to the global economy? That's what I want [World Economic Forum attendees] to ask themselves."
Voice of the Day: Osheta Moore
02-20-2014
"We need to clear out space to make way for the kingdom roots of God’s shalom that Jesus, our common Lord, lived and died violently for. His blood seeped into the ground to create a new way of being that’s marked by unity, sacrificially loving one another, and eagerly empowering every single image-bearer — regardless of the color of their skin."
- Osheta Moore
Osheta Moore
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Prayer of the Day: O Children of Light
02-20-2014
Rise up, O children of Light, and let us give glory to the Lord who alone can save our souls. O Lord, as you withdraw sleep from the eyes of our body, grant us wakefulness of mind so that we may stand before you in awe and sing your praises worthily.
- Syrian Orthodox Prayer
Verse of the Day: 1 Corinthians 2:1-3
02-20-2014
When I came to you, brothers and sisters, I did not come proclaiming the mystery of God to you in lofty words or wisdom. For I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ, and him crucified. And I came to you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling.
- 1 Corinthians 2:1-3
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Prayer of the Day: Christ's Hands
02-19-2014
Christ has no body now on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which is to look out Christ's compassion to the world. Yours are the feet with which he is to go about doing good. Yours are the hands with which he is to bless people now. Amen.
- Teresa of Avila
Voice of the Day: Ella Baker
02-19-2014
In order for us as poor and oppressed people to become a part of a society that is meaningful, the system under which we now exist has to be radically changed. This means that we are going to have to learn to think in radical terms. I use the term radical in its original meaning—getting down to and understanding the root cause. It means facing a system that does not lend itself to your needs and devising means by which you change that system.
- Ella Baker
Ella Baker
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Verse of the Day: Psalm 112:6-9
02-19-2014
For the righteous will never be moved; they will be remembered forever. They are not afraid of evil tidings; their hearts are firm, secure in the Lord. Their hearts are steady, they will not be afraid; in the end they will look in triumph on their foes. They have distributed freely, they have given to the poor; their righteousness endures forever; their horn is exalted in honor.
- Psalm 112:6-9
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Voice of the Day: Drew Hart
02-18-2014
"As we remember, let us not do so in despair, but instead let’s commit to digging deeper in our organizing, resistance, and struggle against white supremacy and anti-blackness. I am more convinced than ever in the Way of the Lamb whose victory will have the last word."
- Drew Hart
Drew Hart
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Prayer of the Day: Sustaining Love
02-18-2014
God of justice, strengthen our willing hearts to serve others. As we face the inequity around us, thank you for your sustaining love. May your love for us and our love for you be evidenced in our love for others. Amen.