Verse and Voice 09/14/2022

September 14, 2022

Verse of the day

How long will the land mourn and the grass of every field wither? For the wickedness of those who live in it, the animals and the birds are swept away …
Jeremiah 12:4

Voice of the day

The fundamental task of our humanity … resides in witnessing the sacred life that pulses through every place and everyone, and that in that creative witness committing to the liberation, nurture, and celebration of each other.

Norman Wirzba, "This Sacred Life: Humanity's Place in a Wounded World"

Prayer of the day

Creator God, from the lilies of the field to our own neighbors, may we affirm the sacred life of creation around us.