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All-powerful God, your son Jesus Christ revealed to us the depth of your power as he humbled himself from the cradle to the cross, teaching us the power of love, service, and compassion. May we imitate his example by humbling ourselves to reveal your love to those around us. Amen.

"Hope begins in the dark, the stubborn hope that if you just show up and try to do the right thing, the dawn will come. You wait and watch and work: You don't give up." - Anne Lamott Anne Lamott + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

"For outlandish creatures like us, on our way to a heart, a brain, and courage, Bethlehem is not the end of our journey but only the beginning — not home, but the place through which we must pass if ever we are to reach home at last." - Frederick Buechner Frederick Buechner, The Magnificent Defeat + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

In days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountains, and shall be raised up above the hills. Peoples shall stream to it, and many nations shall come and say: "Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the house of the God of Jacob; that [God] may teach us [God's] ways and that we may walk in [God's] paths." For out of Zion shall go forth instruction, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. - Micah 4:1-2 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail

"Our hope is found in the promise that God speaks, “Let there be light,” in those seemingly dark, dead, and chaotic spaces of our lives. Our hope is found in witnessing the power of the spirit continually hovering over and healing the deep wells of our tears." - Gail Song Bantum Gail Song Bantum + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

"The world has changed: Wake up! Give yourself the gift of a new day. The world has changed: This doesn not mean you were never hurt. The world has changed: Rise! Yes & shine! Resist the siren call of disbelief. The world has changed: Don't let yourself remain asleep to it." - Alice Walker Alice Walker, from "The World Has Changed" + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail

Heavenly Creator, grant us the faith to encounter you in the world around us and the humility to thank and praise you as the source of all the good we do. We pray that our faith might increase, especially in the face of the temptation of pride. Let your light shine through all aspects of our lives. Amen.

Tthe LORD opens the eyes of the blind. The LORD lifts up those who are bowed down; the LORD loves the righteous. The LORD watches over the strangers; [the LORD] upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked [the LORD] brings to ruin. - Psalm 146:8-9 + Sign up to receive our social justice verse of the day via e-mail

 "A fundamental concern for others in our individual and community lives would go a long way in making the world the better place we so passionately dreamt of." - Nelson Mandela Nelson Mandela + Sign up to receive our quote of the day via e-mail