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Verse of the Day: God's Promise
08-29-2011
"As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night, shall not cease."
- Genesis 8:22
Voice of the Day: Meister Eckhart
08-29-2011
"Whatever God does, the first outburst is always compassion."
- Meister Eckhart
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Prayer of the Day: St. Ignatious
08-29-2011
Take, Lord, and receive all my liberty, my memory, my understanding, and my entire will. All I have and call my own, you have given all to me. To you, Lord, I return it.
Verse of the Day: Justice
08-26-2011
"Many seek the favor of a ruler, but it is from the Lord that one gets justice."
- Proverbs 29:26
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Prayer of the Day: Being Ready
08-26-2011
God of wisdom, show us what you want us to encounter today, what conversation awaits. Help us to be ready. Amen.
Voice of the Day: Eleanor Roosevelt
08-26-2011
"It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it."
- Eleanor Roosevelt, in a 1951 radio broadcast
Prayer of the Day: God's Presence
08-25-2011
God, may your presence be felt by all humanity -- especially those who have fallen victim to hatred and inhumanity, and those whose hearts have grown cold to compassion and commitment. Amen.
Voice of the Day: Jon Sobrino
08-25-2011
"To understand the truth is to do the truth."
- Jon Sobrino
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Verse of the Day: Faith and Works
08-25-2011
"For just as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is also dead."
- James 2:26
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Prayer of the Day: A Prayer of St. Francis
08-24-2011
God, help me remember that 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
Verse of the Day: 'Here am I'
08-24-2011
"Then Mary said, 'Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.' Then the angel departed from her."
- Luke 1:38
Voice of the Day: Mother Teresa
08-24-2011
"The more we receive in silent prayer, the more we can give in our active life. Silence gives us a new outlook on everything. We need silence in order to touch souls.
Verse of the Day: 'path of life'
08-23-2011
"You show me the path of life. In your presence there is fullness of joy; in your right hand are pleasures forevermore. "
- Psalm 16:11
Voice of the Day: Maya Angelou
08-23-2011
"Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning."
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Prayer of the Day: God's Reign
08-23-2011
God of all times and places, let our thoughts, words, and deeds, in some way, make for the coming of your reign on earth. Amen.
Verse of the Day: Mutuality and Peace
08-22-2011
"Let us then pursue what makes for peace and for mutual edification."
- Romans 14:19
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Prayer of the Day: Migrants of this Earth
08-22-2011
God, help us remember we are all travelers, all migrants on this earth of yours. May we welcome the stranger. Amen.
Voice of the Day: Joseph of Panephysis
08-22-2011
"If you want to find rest here below, and hereafter, in all circumstances say, 'Who am I?' and do not judge anyone."
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Friday Links Round Up: Sign Language. Fashion Tips. Thank You. Interns.
08-19-2011
Sign Language. Fashion Tips. Thank You. Interns. Today we say goodbye and thank you to this year's Sojourners interns. Among their other invaluable contributions to the work and mission of Sojourners, the interns wrote 72 blog posts for God's Politics! Here is a little round up of links to a few of them:
- Jesus Knows Sign Language by Taylor Johnson
- 7 Essential Tips For Fitting in With the Christian Literary Underground Scene Near You! by Betsy Shirley
- Justice For All Means Justice for Gays and Lesbians by Hannah Lythe
- Who Goes to Hell is Not the Most Important Question by Kiran Thadani
- Saleswoman + Creative Inspiration = Marketing Maven! by Alie Jones
- Deportation is Not a Family Value by Andrew Simpson
Voice of the Day: Frederick Buechner
08-19-2011
"What child, while summer is happening, bothers to think much that summer will end? What child, when snow is on the ground, stops to remember that not long ago the ground was snowless?