April 9, 2020
Verse of the day
A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another.
John 13:34 (NIV)
Voice of the day
When COVID-19 is but a strange, traumatic memory to pass on to our grandchildren, will we be able to say with humility and honesty that we learned to love as Jesus loved us?
Prayer of the day
Loving Spirit, may we be righteous with ourselves and forgiving of others. We look inward to examine our own thoughts and prejudices and actions. We look outward to see and love the other as ourselves, all of us fully human in our faults yet divine in our potential for caritas and alethias-- for grace and truth. We are commanded to love one another, and it is God's great gift that this love brings to the lover great joy and peace. Peace be with us all.
Fran Gardner, Sojourners Reader