Verse and Voice 02/09/2023

February 9, 2023

Verse of the day

In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to the one who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverent submission.
Hebrews 5:7

Voice of the day

The importance of a God who engages in lament with God’s people cannot be overestimated. For, at bottom, the practice of lament is the practice of truth-telling, the practice of naming the injustice, naming the pain, naming the horror that violence and lies create.

Sylvia C Keesmaat and Brian J. Walsh, “Romans Disarmed: Resisting Empire, Demanding Justice” (2019)

Prayer of the day

Remind us of the importance of knowing a God who laments with us; may our practice of lament lead to greater truth telling.