Verse and Voice 08/07/23

August 7, 2023

Verse of the day

And the Lord said, “What have you done? Listen, your brother’s blood is crying out to me from the ground!”
Genesis 4:10

Voice of the day

August 6, 1945 / midnight in broad daylight / people inflicted on God / a punishment of fire / this one evening / the fires of Hiroshima / are reflected in the beds of humankind / and, before long, history / will lie in ambush / for all those who imitate God

TŌGE Sankichi, “Flames”

Prayer of the day

Woe to those who think they have the right to take life. We mourn those murdered by weapons of mass destruction; may such weapons never be used again.