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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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Voice of the Day: Muhammad Ali
02-17-2014
"Prejudice comes from being in the dark; sunlight disinfects it."
- Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali
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Verse of the Day: Isaiah 58:9-11
02-17-2014
Then you shall call, and the LORD will answer; you shall cry for help, and he will say, Here I am. If you remove the yoke from among you, the pointing of the finger, the speaking of evil, if you offer your food to the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, then your light shall rise in the darkness and your gloom be like the noonday. The LORD will guide you continually, and satisfy your needs in parched places, and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters never fail.
- Isaiah 58:9-11
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Prayer of the Day: God's Gift in the Midst of Violence
02-17-2014
We in the midst of out-of-control violence, we in great faith, we in deep vocational call, we in our several anxieties. We — alongside you — in the trembling. This day we pray for freedom to move beyond fear to caring, beyond self to neighbor, beyond protection to growth. That we may be a sign of the steadfastness, that anxiety may not win the day. You are the one who said, “Do not be anxious.” And now we submit to you. Amen.
- Adapted from "God's Gift in the Midst of Violence" by Walter Brueggemann
Verse of the Day: 1 John 4:7-8
02-14-2014
Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, for God is love.
- 1 John 4:7-8
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Prayer of the Day: A Truer Love
02-14-2014
Sustaining God of creation, redeem us in your overflowing love. On this day especially, we recognize that your love is the only love that we need. May we know that your love is a love truer than any love we have ever known. Amen.
Voice of the Day: Audre Lorde
02-14-2014
Each time you love, love as deeply as if it were forever.
- Audre Lorde
Audre Lorde
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Prayer of the Day: Strength to Continue
02-13-2014
God, hear our call of pain. Make your spirit known to us. May we, as your people, remember to realign our lives to your dream for the world. Offer us the sustinance of your love that gives us the strength to continue. Amen.
Voice of the Day: Harriet Tubman
02-13-2014
"I had seen their tears and sighs, and I had heard their groans, and I would give every drop of blood in my veins to free them."
- Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman
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Verse of the Day: Micah 6:1-3
02-13-2014
Hear what the Lord says: Rise, plead your case before the mountains, and let the hills hear your voice. Hear, you mountains, the controversy of the Lord, and you enduring foundations of the earth; for the Lord has a controversy with [God's] people, and [the Lord] will contend with Israel. "O my people, what have I done to you? In what have I wearied you? Answer me!"
- Micah 6:1-3
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Prayer of the Day: God of the Sabbath
02-12-2014
God of the Sabbath, in your wisdom you created a day of rest, to recharge our minds and bodies. Send us your Spirit to guide us in wisdom, so that our care for ourselves does not fall by the wayside in our efforts to support those around us. Amen.
Voice of the Day: Florida Ruffin Ridley
02-12-2014
"All we ask for is justice — not mercy or palliation — simply justice. Surely that is not too much for loyal citizens of a free country to demand."
- Florida Ruffin Ridley
Florida Ruffin Ridley
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Verse of the Day: Psalm 24:7-9
02-12-2014
Lift up your heads, O gates! and be lifted up, O ancient doors! that the King of glory may come in. Who is the King of glory? The Lord, strong and mighty, the Lord, mighty in battle. Lift up your heads, O gates! and be lifted up, O ancient doors! that the King of glory may come in.
- Psalm 24:7-9
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Prayer of the Day: New Heavens and a New Earth
02-11-2014
Lord, when we weary of the journey, strengthen us by your Spirit to imagine new heavens and a new earth. May your light shine into the darkest parts of our lives and the darkest parts of our days. We ask that you make your presence known to us even in those darkest of times. Amen.
Verse of the Day: Luke 2:27-32
02-11-2014
Guided by the Spirit, Simeon came into the temple; and when the parents brought in the child Jesus, to do for him what was customary under the law, Simeon took him in his arms and praised God, saying, "Master, now you are dismissing your servant in peace, according to your word; for my eyes have seen your salvation, which you have prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to your people Israel."
- Luke 2:27-32
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Voice of the Day: Martin Luther King, Jr.
02-11-2014
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
- Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Voice of the Day: W.E.B. Du Bois
02-10-2014
"The cost of liberty is less than the price of repression."
- W.E.B. Du Bois
W.E.B. Du Bois
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Verse of the Day: Amos 2:6-7
02-10-2014
Thus says the Lord: For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment; because they sell the righteous for silver,
and the needy for a pair of sandals— they who trample the head of the poor into the dust of the earth, and push the afflicted out of the way.
- Amos 2:6-7
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Prayer of the Day: The Compassion of Jesus
02-10-2014
Sustainer, may the Holy Spirit ignite within our hearts the compassion that Jesus felt when he saw the vast crowds. We pray for all who seek to follow Jesus Christ in serving and loving those around us. We pray for all who are searching for meaning in life, may the Holy Spirit touch them. Amen.
Verse of the Day: James 3:13-14
02-07-2014
Who is wise and understanding among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom. But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be boastful and false to the truth.
- James 3:13-14
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