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Prayer of the Day: Climate Change
06-02-2011
Lord, we pray for our brothers and sisters who are particularly affected by climate change, for those in developing countries who feel the effects of increased droughts, increased floods, more extr
Prayer of the Day: Injured Workers
06-01-2011
God we petition on behalf of disabled, injured workers: those whose job injury prevents them from working despite years of service.
Voice of the Day: Dalai Lama
06-01-2011
"The more altruism we develop in a day, the more peaceful we find ourselves. Similarly, the more self-centered we remain, the more frustrations and trouble we encounter."
Verse of the Day: Creation
06-01-2011
"And God said, 'Let the earth bring forth living creatures of every kind: cattle and creeping things and wild animals of the earth of every kind.' And it was so.
Voice of the Day: Mother Theresa
05-31-2011
"If you judge people, you have no time to love them."
- Mother Theresa
Mother Theresa
Prayer of the Day: Gardens
05-31-2011
God we thank you for gardens, both at home and in our communities. We thank you for the abundant earth, which we have been given, and ask that you would remind us that we are only its stewards.
Verse of the Day: Work for the Lord
05-31-2011
"Whatever your task, put yourselves into it, as done for the Lord and not for your masters."
- Colossians 3:23
Prayer of the Day: For Children Born Today
05-26-2011
For all the children born today, we thank you. We praise you for new life and ask that these babies and their new mothers be shrouded with love and protection during these first few hours.
Verse of the Day: The Lords 'loves righteousness and justice'
05-26-2011
"[God] loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the Lord."
- Psalm 33:5
Voice of the Day: Leo Tolstoy
05-26-2011
"It is easier to produce ten volumes of philosophical writings than to put one principle into practice."
- Leo Tolstoy
Voice of the Day: Sean Caulfield
05-25-2011
"Sit with God as you might with the ocean. You bring nothing to the ocean, yet it changes you."
Prayer of the Day: Victims of Sexual Violence
05-25-2011
God, we know you are a God who restores. For all those who are victims of sexual violence, we ask that you would provide healing.
Verse of the Day: Proclaim the Good News
05-25-2011
"And Jesus said to them, 'Go into all the world and proclaim the good news to the whole creation."
- Mark 16:15
Verse of the Day: 'my rock and my redeemer'
05-24-2011
"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to you, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer."
- Psalm 19:14
Prayer of the Day: Families
05-24-2011
We pray for single-parent families. May these parents receive the support they need, so as to fully provide, love, and nurture their children.
Voice of the Day: Thomas Merton
05-24-2011
"Peace is not something you must hope for in the future. Rather, it is a deepening of the present, and unless you look for it in the present you will never find it."
Verse of the Day: Things That Defile
05-23-2011
"Jesus replied, 'Every plant that my Abba God in heaven has not planted will be pulled up by the roots. Ignore them -- they are blind people leading other blind people.
Voice of the Day: Martin Buber
05-23-2011
"All real living is meeting."
- Martin Buber
Martin Buber, from I and Thou
Prayer of the Day: Responsible stewards
05-23-2011
Break our hearts, Lord, for the injustice and oppression that occurs in our own communities against immigrants who come seeking a better life for themselves and their families.