Verse and Voice 4/10/25

April 10, 2025

Verse of the day

This people honors me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me; in vain do they worship me, teaching human precepts as doctrines.    
Matthew 15:8-9

Voice of the day

What, then, is the word of the religion of Jesus to those who stand with their backs against the wall?

Howard Thurman, "The Howard Thurman Question That Changed My Faith"

Prayer of the day

May we as a church move from empty worship to truly following the teachings of Jesus, not the world.