Verse and Voice 03/11/2021

March 11, 2021

Verse of the day

Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep.
Romans 12:15

Voice of the day

Radical empathy, on the other hand, means putting in the work to educate oneself and to listen with a humble heart to understand another's experience from their perspective, not as we imagine we would feel

Isabel Wilkerson, "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" (2020)

Prayer of the day

Creator, show us a new way forward. Free us from nostalgia and loyalty to what has been done, the way things were, the familiar. Fill us with courage and desire to imagine and create communities that honor the full humanity of us all.
By Erna Kim Hackett