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Verse of the Day: Isaiah 42:6-9
01-14-2014
I am the LORD, I have called you in righteousness, I have taken you by the hand and kept you; I have given you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations, to open the eyes that are blind, to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon, from the prison those who sit in darkness. I am the LORD, that is my name; my glory I give to no other, nor my praise to idols. See, the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare; before they spring forth, I tell you of them.
- Isaiah 42:6-9
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Voice of the Day: Cynthia Bourgeault
01-14-2014
What is missing in Christianity is the real understanding that practice doesn't just mean people going inward to do their own little spiritual trip. It is a way of repatterning the whole physical, neurological, emotional, devotional animal so that it understands what it is doing.
- Cynthia Bourgeault
Cynthia Bourgeault
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Verse of the Day: John 1:32-33
01-13-2014
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Prayer of the Day: May God's Spirit Guide Us
01-13-2014
God of life, we cry out to you. May we hear your voice and may we hear the voices of those around us. May God's Spirit guide us to open our hearts wide to the grace of God surrounding us in the midst of our daily life. Amen.
Voice of the Day: Chinua Achebe
01-13-2014
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LISTEN: Jim Wallis Talks Pope Francis
, 01-10-2014
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Listen in as Jim Wallis and Sojourners CEO Rob Wilson-Black kick off the new year with a discussion on Pope Francis and the new Pope's influential presence in all kinds of media.
Verse of the Day: Genesis 1:26
01-10-2014
Then God said, ‘Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals of the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps upon the earth.’
- Genesis 1:26
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Prayer of the Day: Strengthen Us in Our Christian Identity
01-10-2014
God of all, strengthen us in our Christian identity, so that we may also rejoice in the presence of your Spirit working in those around us. Amen.
Voice of the Day: Michelle A. Gonzalez
01-10-2014
"When our interior image of God and our exterior references to God are exclusively male and 'father,' we reinforce patriarchal constructions of the image of God that are based on a hierarchy that values men at the expense of women."
- Michelle A. Gonzalez
Michelle A. Gonzalez
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Voice of the Day: Big Thunder (Bedagi)
01-09-2014
"The Great Spirit is in all things, he is in the air we breathe. The Great Spirit is our Father, but the Earth is our Mother. She nourishes us, that which we put into the ground she returns to us."
- Big Thunder (Bedagi)
Big Thunder (Bedagi)
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Verse of the Day: Hebrews 2:10
01-09-2014
It was fitting that God, for whom and through whom all things exist, in bringing many children to glory, should make the pioneer of their salvation perfect through sufferings.
- Hebrews 2:10
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Prayer of the Day: The Mystery of God
01-09-2014
May the Holy Spirit continue to guide us into the mystery of God, inspiring our teachings, beliefs, and definitions to remain authentic pathways into this mystery. Creator God, your son Jesus Christ revealed your divine sovereignty over nature when he walked on water and calmed the windstorm. Grant us open minds and hearts so that we may recognize and rejoice in your presence. Ae
Verse of the Day: Jeremiah 31:7-8
01-08-2014
For thus says the LORD: Sing aloud with gladness for Jacob, and raise shouts for the chief of the nations; proclaim, give praise, and say, "Save, O LORD, your people, the remnant of Israel." See, I am going to bring them from the land of the north, and gather them from the farthest parts of the earth, among them the blind and the lame, those with child and those in labor, together; a great company, they shall return here.
- Jeremiah 31:7-8
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Voice of the Day: Ella Baker
01-08-2014
"Until the killing of Black men, Black mothers’ sons, is as important as the killing of White mothers’ sons, we who believe in freedom cannot rest."
- Ella Baker
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Prayer of the Day: Comforter, Spirit of Truth
01-08-2014
Heavenly King, Comforter, Spirit of Truth
Present everywhere and filling all things,
Treasury of blessings and giver of life,
Come and abide in us,
And cleanse our hearts from every impurity,
And save our souls, For you are good and love all people.
- Orthodox Christian prayer
Voice of the Day: Isapo-Muxika (Crowfoot)
01-07-2014
What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the sunset.
- Isapo-Muxika (Crowfoot)
Isapo-Muxika (Crowfoot)
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Prayer of the Day: Your Gift of Life
01-07-2014
Savior God, we thank you for your gift of life, breathed into our bodies. May we honor that miracle of life by following your way. Bless our communities of work, play, and worship as we live out your call for us in the world. Amen.
Verse of the Day: Isaiah 63:9
01-07-2014
In all their distress. It was no messenger or angel but his presence that saved them; in his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.
- Isaiah 63:9
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Voice of the Day: Gerard Manley Hopkins
01-06-2014
Look at the stars! Look, look up at the skies
O look at all the fire-folk sitting in the air!
The bright boroughs, the circle-citadels there! ...
These are indeed the barn; withindoors house
The shocks. This piece-bright paling shuts the spouse
Christ home, Christ and his mother and all his hallows.
- Gerard Manley Hopkins
Gerard Manley Hopkins, "The Starlight Night"
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Prayer of the Day: In Unexpected Ways, a Newborn King
01-06-2014
Almightly God, your son revealed your power in the most unexpected ways, challenging us to embrace simplicity, humility, and weakness. Like the star that rose to shine for the newborn King, grant us the joy to signal the presence of your son to others, letting the witness of our lives lead the way to your son. Amen.