Verse and Voice 3/25/25

March 25, 2025

Verse of the day

Pilate therefore said to him, “Do you refuse to speak to me? Do you not know that I have power to release you and power to crucify you?” Jesus answered him, “You would have no power over me unless it had been given you from above; therefore the one who handed me over to you is guilty of a greater sin.”
John 19:10-11

Voice of the day

Jesus is that great voice of otherwise, who saw the contradictions of the gospel to the Roman Empire and who acted out an alternative.

Walter Brueggemann, “Jesus Acted Out the Alternative to Empire”

Prayer of the day

Help us follow Jesus, who saw the contradictions of empire and offered an alternative vision of your kingdom, where justice, peace, and love reign, not of this world but from you alone.