Verse and Voice 7/4/24

July 4, 2024

Verse of the day

Your ancient ruins shall be rebuilt; you shall raise up the foundations of many generations; you shall be called the repairer of the breach, the restorer of streets to live in.
Isaiah 58:12

Voice of the day

Loving your neighbor is not an act of philanthropic charity but is a struggle to rebuild the world so there can be new ways of relating to each other beyond the strictures of racial capitalism.

Adam Joyce, “You Can’t Relationship Your Way Out of Racial Capitalism”

Prayer of the day

You have called us to be repairers and restorers, God. May we restore the world to your holy image, instead of another unjust system.