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Verse of the Day: Ask the Animals, Birds, Plants
"But ask the animals, and they will teach you; the birds of the air, and they will tell you; ask the plants of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this?" - Job 12:7-9
Prayer of the Day: A Prayer of St. Francis
Lord, make me an instrument of your peace. Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon. Where there is doubt, faith. Where there is despair, hope. Where there is darkness, light. Where there is sadness, joy. Divine God, grant that I may not so much seek to be consoled, as to console; to be understood, as to understand; to be loved, as to love. For it is in giving that we receive. It is in pardoning that we are pardoned, and it is in dying that we are born to Eternal Life. Amen. A prayer of St. Francis.
Prayer of the Day: Technology
Lord, I am so often overtaken by machines, trapped by technology. Help me to find my life again, enhanced and not eroded by these technical aids. Help me to take control, at least in my heart, and put them in their place. Help me, Lord, to rejoice at the machines, and to be hopeful about the future benefits they can bring. May technology serve us Lord, so that we may better serve one another, and you. Amen.
Adapted from a prayer on aftersunday.org.uk
Voice of the Day: Catherine Doherty
“During this year, God will quietly ‘call out’ as [God] did in gospel when someone asked ‘…Where dewllest Thou?’ [God] will say to you, ‘Come and see.’ And you will have to step out and begin your walk in faith, in hope, and in love.” - Catherine Doherty
Verse of the Day: 'Where Two or Three are Gathered'
"For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them." - Matthew 18:20
Voice of the Day: Stanley Hauerwas
“Never think that you need to protect God. Because anytime you think you need to protect God, you can be sure that you are worshipping an idol.” - Stanley Hauerwas
Prayer of the Day: Violence
Lord, forgive us for our lack of creativity whenever we try to solve our problems using violence or force. Fill us with your spirit in the times we are afraid, stressed, or angry so that we can create beauty out of chaos. Amen
Verse of the Day: Arise, and Come Away
"My beloved speaks and says to me: 'Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away; for now the winter is past, the rain is over and gone. The flowers appear on the earth; the time of singing has come, and the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land. The fig tree puts forth its figs, and the vines are in blossom; they give forth fragrance. Arise, my love, my fair one, and come away." - Song of Solomon 2:10-13
Sister Simone Campbell Visits Bill O'Reilly, Talks Budget
Sister Simone Campbell on Capitol Hill calling for a 'faithful budget.' Photo by Sandi Villarreal / Sojourners
Sister Simone Campbell sat down with Fox News' Bill O'Reilly to discuss her organization's push for a faithful budget.
Campbell, executive director of NETWORK, recently invited presidential candidate Mitt Romney to join the Nuns on the Bus in some of their charitable work with the poor.
BREAKING: Shooting Reported Near Texas A&M Campus
photo © 2008 bk1bennett , Flickr / Wylio
Updated 5:35: According to KETK in East Texas, the incident occurred as the constable was attempting to serve an eviction notice.
Updated 4:00 p.m.: KBTX in Bryan / College Station, Texas is reporting that the suspect in the shooting has died.
Updated at 3:35 p.m.: Via KBTX in Bryan / College Station, Texas: Brazos County Constable Brian Bachmann of the College Station Police Department has died as a result of injuries sustained in the shooting. A civilian has also been confirmed dead.
College Station Assistant Police Chief Scott McCollum confirmed the casualties in a statement this afternoon. Another member of the police department was shot in the leg and is in stable condition, and a female civilian was also shot and is in surgery, according to McCollum. McCollum said members of the department are still trying to piece together details and a motive for the incident.
Verse of the Day: God Restores Health
"For I will restore health to you, and your wounds I will heal, says the Lord, because they have called you an outcast: 'It is Zion; no one cares for her!'" - Jeremiah 30:17
Voice of the Day: Ralph Waldo Emerson
“Peace cannot be achieved through violence, it can only be attained through understanding.” - Ralph Waldo Emerson
Prayer of the Day: God's Will
God, help me to speak through my life: "I have come to do your will, O God." Amen.
From Hebrews 10:9
Watch Live: Romney Announces Paul Ryan as VP Pick
Rep. Paul Ryan with Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney in March. Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced Rep. Paul Ryan as his vice presidential pick early Saturday morning. Romney is set to officially announce the Wisconsin representative at 9 a.m. in Norfolk, Va.
Romney made the announcement via his smartphone app, and his website refers to the duo as the "A" team, saying: "This is the team to beat. This is the team that can restore greatness in America. This is the team that can fix America."
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Prayer of the Day: Drought and Rain
God, send rain to the areas in our country that have been burdened by drought. Let the water replenish the ground and rejuvenate all life. Help us to care for our land in as many ways as possible. Amen.
Verse of the Day: Good Tidings, Proclaim Peace
"Look! On the mountains the feet of one who brings good tidings, who proclaims peace! Celebrate your festivals, O Judah, fulfil your vows, for never again shall the wicked invade you; they are utterly cut off. A shatterer has come up against you. Guard the ramparts; watch the road; gird your loins; collect all your strength. (For the Lord is restoring the majesty of Jacob, as well as the majesty of Israel, though ravagers have ravaged them and ruined their branches.) - Nahum 1:15-2:2
Voice of the Day: Brian McLaren
“We must never underestimate our power to be wrong when talking about God, when thinking about God, when imagining God, whether in prose or in poetry.” - Brian McLaren from A Generous Orthodoxy
Voice of the Day: Edith Stein
"The nation... doesn't simply need what we have. It needs what we are." - Edith Stein
Prayer of the Day: You Alone
Now I love you alone. You alone do I follow. You alone do I seek. You alone am I ready to serve. For you alone have just dominion. Under your sway I long to be. Amen. Prayer by St. Augustine of Hippo
Verse of the Day: Receive as a Little child
"People were bringing even infants to him that he might touch them; and when the disciples saw it, they sternly ordered them not to do it. But Jesus called for them and said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them; for it is to such as these that the [reign of God] belongs. Truly I tell you, whoever does not receive the [reign of God] as a little child will never enter it.'" - Mark 18:15-17