Verse and Voice 6/19/24

June 19, 2024

Verse of the day

The spirit of the Lord God is upon me because the Lord has anointed me; he has sent me to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners.
Isaiah 61:1

Voice of the day

I’m descended from people who were enslaved in this country, and it would have taken quite a bit of faith in God for them to hold on until they were free. And they obviously did hold on, because I’m here.

Sharon Batiste Gillins, “Celebrating Juneteenth in Galveston”

Prayer of the day

God of all, thank you for our ancestors who held onto their faith. May we hold on as well, to bring good news to the oppressed, to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and release to the prisoners.