July 24, 2023
Verse of the day
You shall not withhold the wages of poor and needy laborers, whether other Israelites or aliens who reside in your land in one of your towns. You shall pay them their wages daily before sunset, because they are poor and their livelihood depends on them; otherwise they might cry to the Lord against you, and you would incur guilt.
Deuteronomy 24:14-15
Voice of the day
[T]he rhetoric that a job is a passion or a “labor of love” obfuscates the reality that a job is an economic contract. The assumption that it isn't sets up the conditions for exploitation.
Prayer of the day
Lord, your heart is with those who labor. May we navigate our spaces of work knowing our worth and advocating for fair compensation.