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Verse of the Day: 'The Lord Watches Over the Strangers'
02-07-2013
The Lord watches over the strangers; he upholds the orphan and the widow, but the way of the wicked he brings to ruin.
- Psalm 146:9
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Prayer of the Day: Humility
02-06-2013
Let me have too deep a sense of humor to ever be proud. Let me know my absurdity before I act absurdly. Let me realize that when I am humble I am most human, most truthful, and most worthy of your consideration. Amen.
- A prayer by Daniel Lord, S.J.
Voice of the Day: Rainer Maria Rilke
02-06-2013
If your daily life seems poor, do not blame it; blame yourself, tell yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its riches.
- Rainer Maria Rilke
-From Letters to a Young Poet
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Verse of the Day: 'So They May Eat Their Fill'
02-06-2013
When you have finished paying all the tithe of your produce in the third year (which is the year of the tithe), giving it to the Levites, the aliens, the orphans, and the widows, so that they may eat their fill within your towns.
- Deuteronomy 26:12
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Verse of the Day: 'Conduct Yourselves Honorably'
02-05-2013
Beloved, I urge you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul. Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that, though they malign you as evildoers, they may see your honourable deeds and glorify God when he comes to judge.
- 1 Peter 2:11-12
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Prayer of the Day: Budget
02-05-2013
As people of faith, united in prayer we ask that the most vulnerable will be protected in our national budget decisions. God, may our members of Congress be encouraged to remember those most in need. Amen.
Voice of the Day: John Muir
02-05-2013
“Long, blue, spiky-edged shadows crept out across the snow-fields, while a rosy glow, at first scarce discernible, gradually deepened and suffused every mountain-top, flushing the glaciers and the harsh crags above them. This was the alpenglow, to me the most impressive of all the terrestrial manifestations of God. At the touch of this divine light, the mountains seemed to kindle to a rapt, religious consciousness, and stood hushed like devout worshippers waiting to be blessed.”
- John Muir
from The Wild Muir
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Voice of the Day: Dorothy Day
02-04-2013
We want no revolution; we want the brotherhood of men. We want men to love one another. We want all men to have what is sufficient for their needs. But when we meet people who deny Christ in His poor, we feel, 'Here are the atheists.' They turned first from Christ crucified because He was a poor worker, buffeted and spat upon and beaten. And now — strange thought — the devil has so maneuvered that the people turn from Him because those who profess Him are clothed in soft raiment and sit at well-spread tables and deny the poor.
- Dorothy Day
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Verse of the Day: Day of Rest
02-04-2013
For six days you shall do your work, but on the seventh day you shall rest, so that your ox and your donkey may have relief, and your home-born slave and the resident alien may be refreshed.
- Exodus 23:12
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Prayer of the Day: Reconciliation
02-04-2013
Lord, we have only to look at your life to know that reconciliation always costs something. Whether we are old or young, strong or weary, rich or poor, supply us with the conviction that reconciliation is always worth the price. Amen.
Prayer of the Day: Welcoming Guests
02-01-2013
Lord, help us to welcome every guest as if we were welcoming you, delighting in their presence and ready to learn what good news they bring to us. Amen.
Verse of the Day: 'Don't Go Back to Get It'
02-01-2013
When you reap your harvest in your field and forget a sheaf in the field, you shall not go back to get it; it shall be left for the alien, the orphan, and the widow, so that theLord your God may bless you in all your undertakings.
- Deuteronomy 24:19
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Voice of the Day: Paulinus of Nola
02-01-2013
We have no right to our possessions; they have been entrusted to us for the good of all. Let us then invest with the Lord what he has given us, for we have nothing that does not come from [God]: we are dependent upon [God] for our very existence. And we ourselves particularly, who have a special and a greater debt, since God not only created us but purchased us as well; what can we regard as our own when we do not possess even ourselves?
- Paulinus Of Nola
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Prayer of the Day: 'To Love Thee'
01-31-2013
Day by day, dear Lord, of Thee three things I pray: to see Thee more clearly, to love Thee more dearly, and to follow Thee more nearly. Amen.
- A Prayer by St. Richard of Chichester
Voice of the Day: Madeleine L'Engle
01-31-2013
We are all asked to do more than we can do. Every hero and heroine of the Bible does more than he or she would have thought it possible to do, from Gideon to Esther to Mary. Jacob, one of my favorite characters, certainly wasn't qualified. He was a liar and a cheat; and yet he was given the extraordinary vision of angels and archangels ascending and descending a ladder which reached from earth to heaven.
- Madeleine L'Engle
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Verse of the Day: 'Extend Hospitality to Strangers'
01-31-2013
Contribute to the needs of the saints; extend hospitality to strangers.
- Romans 12:13
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Giffords at Gun Hearing: 'Be Bold'
01-30-2013
The Senate Judiciary Committee held its first hearing on gun control in the new Congress this morning. The first witness was former Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., who survived being shot in the head two years ago.
Here, via CBS News, is her statement.
"Thank you for inviting me here today. This is an important conversation for our children, for our communities, for Democrats, and Republicans.
"Speaking is difficult but I need to say something important.
"Violence is a big problem. Too many children are dying — too many children. We must do something.
"It will be hard. But the time is now. You must act. Be bold. Be Courageous. Americans are counting on you. Thank you."
Other witnesses included Gifford’s husband Mark Kelly, James Johnson, chief of police for Baltimore County, Md., and chairman of the National Law Enforcement Partnership to Prevent Gun Violence, and Wayne LaPierre, CEO and Executive Vice President of the NRA.
Prayer of the Day: The Discipline of Rest
01-30-2013
Lord, may we remember to rest. Allow us to sleep peacefully so our energy may be restored. Rejuvenate our spirit so we may love you and each other to our fullest. Amen.
Voice of the Day: William Law
01-30-2013
All that is sweet, delightful, and amiable in this world, in the serenity of the air, the fineness of seasons, the joy of light, the melody of sounds, the beauty of colors, the fragrancy of smells, the splendor of precious stones, is nothing else but Heaven breaking through the veil of this world.
- William Law
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Verse of the Day: One Law
01-30-2013
You shall have one law for the alien and for the citizen: for I am the Lord your God.
- Leviticus 24:22
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