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Voice of the Day: Barbara Kingsolver
VIDEO: Sister Simone Campbell Speaks At Rep. Paul Ryan's Office
On June 20, Nuns on the Bus reached Rep. Paul Ryan's Wisconsin office. Nuns on the Bus, a cross-country bus tour of sisters sponsored by NETWORK, hopes to protest the House Republican budget that drastically cuts safety net programs and disproportionately targets the poor. Sister Simone Campbell, executive director of NETWORK, spoke outside of Ryan's office in Janesville, Wis., following a meeting with his staff.
Voice of the Day: René Padilla
Verse of the Day: Speak Out
Prayer of the Day: Righteousness and Justice
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Voice of the Day: Jackie Robinson
Verse of the Day: Sober Judgement
Voice of the Day: Alice Walker
"Tell the truth, have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just found a bunch of folks hoping for [God] to show. Any God I ever felt in church I brought in with me. And I think all the other folks did too. They come to church to share God, not find God." - Alice Walker
Prayer of the Day: Word of God
Dear God in heaven, we thank you for the eternal, living, saving word that in Jesus you have spoken and continue to speak to us human beings. Do not allow us to hear it only in a cursory fashion and be too lazy to obey it. Do not let us fall, but remain near each one of us with your comfort, and between each of us and our fellow human beings with your peace. Amen. Adapted from a prayer by Karl Barth
Verse of the Day: The Good Shepherd
"For thus says the Lord God: I myself will search for my sheep, and will seek them out. As shepherds seek out their flocks when they are among their scattered sheep, so I will seek out my sheep. I will rescue them from all the places to which they have been scattered on a day of clouds and thick darkness." - Ezekiel 34:11-12
Nuns On the Bus Takes the Sisters' Message Through U.S.
Nuns on the Bus logo, courtesy NETWORK
A group of Catholic Sisters set off for the Nuns on the Bus tour, speaking out against the House Republican budget that cuts funding for safety net programs and hurts those already in poverty.
NETWORK, a Catholic social justice group, is sponsoring the road trip, which departed from Ames, Iowa today.
Nobel Prize Winner Delivers Acceptance Speech 21 Years Late
Aung San Suu Kyi was awarded the Noble Peace Prize in 1991 for her work for democracy and human rights in Burma. But at the time of her award, she was under house arrest by Burma’s military; her husband and sons traveled to Norway to accept the prize on her behalf. Now, 21 years later, she is able to travel freely and finally, give the acceptance speech for her award.
Voice of the Day: Langston Hughes
"When peoples care for you and cry for you, they can straighten out your soul." - Langston Hughes
Prayer of the Day: Suffering
Verse of the Day: Secrets Will Be Known
"Nothing is covered up that will not be uncovered, and nothing secret that will not become known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed from the housetops." - Luke 12:2-3
VIDEO: President Obama Speaks on Immigration Policy Changes
Earlier today, the White House announced a change to deportation enforcement that would grant work permits to certain young undocumented immigrants. President Barack Obama spoke in the Rose Garden this afternoon, explaining his position, and pointing to a lack of Congressional action on the DREAM Act.
See the President's comments below:
Verse of the Day: Land of the Living
"I believe that I shall see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living." - Psalm 27:13
Voice of the Day: Rumi
"I don't care if you're dead Jesus is here, and he wants To resurrect somebody." - Rumi
Prayer of the Day: Thankfulness
God, thank you for today. Thank you for listening to my prayers and the prayers of your people. Thank you for your love. Thank you for grace. Amen.