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Voice of the Day: Brennan Manning

by the Web Editors 07-01-2011
"[Be] daring enough to be different, humble enough to make mistakes, wild enough to be burnt in the fire of love, real enough to make others see how phony [you] are."

Prayer of the Day: Rest and Restoration

by the Web Editors 07-01-2011
God of Sabbath, we pray that all of those seeking your justice may also seek rest and restoration. Refresh those who struggle with burnout, even as they thirst for action in your world. Amen.

Verse of the Day: Care for Creation

by the Web Editors 07-01-2011
"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.

Voice of the Day: Maya Angelou

by the Web Editors 06-30-2011
"If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded."

- Maya Angelou

Prayer of the Day: For Our President

by the Web Editors 06-30-2011
God, we pray that you bless our president with wisdom and right judgment.

Verse of the Day: Live With Peace

by the Web Editors 06-30-2011
"Do not repay anyone evil for evil, but take thought for what is noble in the sight of all. If it is possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all."

Verse of the Day: Stand Up for the Poor

by the Web Editors 06-29-2011
"Speak out, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy."

- Proverbs 31:9

Voice of the Day: Ched Myers

by the Web Editors 06-29-2011
"Mark's story of Jesus' last days

Prayer of the Day: Those in need of jobs

by the Web Editors 06-29-2011
God our stronghold, we pray for those around our nation and world without jobs or at risk of losing their jobs.

Voice of the Day: Albert Camus

by the Web Editors 06-28-2011
"[Rebellion's] most profound logic is not the logic of destruction; it is the logic of creation

Verse of the Day: Rejoice, Weep, Live in Harmony

by the Web Editors 06-28-2011
"Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; do not claim to be wiser than you are."

Prayer of the Day: Aid Workers

by the Web Editors 06-28-2011
We pray for those around the world who are working with the marginalized, that they may know God's power as they bring change and hope in culturally appropriate ways. Amen.

Verse of the Day: 'Learn to do good'

by the Web Editors 06-27-2011
"Learn to do good; seek justice, rescue the oppressed, defend the orphan, plead for the widow."

- Isaiah 1:17

Prayer of the Day: Afghanistan

by the Web Editors 06-27-2011
Prince of Peace, we lift up our brothers and sisters in Afghanistan.

Voice of the Day: Gloria Steinem

by the Web Editors 06-27-2011
"The first problem for all of us, men and women, is not to learn but to unlearn."

- Gloria Steinem

Prayer of the Day: Journalists

by the Web Editors 06-23-2011
Holy Spirit, we pray for journalists in volatile lands. Protect them, and give them boldness to report accurately so that your church may know how to respond to innjustice. Amen.

Voice of the Day: Chinese Proverb

by the Web Editors 06-23-2011
"Do not fear going forward slowly; fear only to stand still."

- Chinese Proverb

Verse of the Day: 'I have conquered the world!'

by the Web Editors 06-23-2011
"I have said this to you, so that in me you may have peace. In the world you face persecution. But take courage; I have conquered the world!"

- John 16:33

Verse of the Day: Bread of Life

by the Web Editors 06-22-2011
Jesus said, "This is the bread that comes down from heaven, so that one may eat of it and not die. I am the living bread that came down from heaven.

Voice of the Day: Walt Whitman

by the Web Editors 06-22-2011
"Whoever degrades another degrades me, / And whatever is done or said returns at last to me."

- Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass