Verse and Voice 12/21/2022

December 21, 2022

Verse of the day

And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place in the guest room.
Luke 2:7

Voice of the day

In sleep his infant mouth works in and out. / He is so new, his silk skin has not yet / been roughed by plane and wooden beam / nor, so far, has he had to deal with human doubt

Luci Shaw, “Kenosis”

Prayer of the day

Lord, you took on flesh in a world that had no room for you. May we keep our doors and rooms open for those around us.