Verse and Voice 05.14.21

May 14, 2021

Verse of the day

Happy are those who do not follow the advice of the wicked, or take the path that sinners tread, or sit in the seat of scoffers; but their delight is in the law of the Lord, and on [God's] law they meditate day and night.
Psalm 1:1-2

Voice of the day

There is no divine grace in the Old Testament (or in the New Testament) that is bestowed on oppressors at the expense of the suffering of the poor.

James H. Cone, God of the Oppressed

Prayer of the day

God invites us to bring our doubts and fears, our joys and concerns, our petitions and praise, and offer them for the earth and all its creatures.
From Revised Common Lectionary Prayers