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Prayer of the Day: Rejoicing in Wholeness
10-26-2010
Lord, we sing a song of rejoicing to you today. You have embraced our brokenness and offered us wholeness. You have seen our anxieties and given us rest.
Voice of the Day: Mahatma Gandhi
10-26-2010
"Live like Jesus did, and the world will listen."
- Mahatma Gandhi
Verse of the Day: "No one can serve two masters"
10-26-2010
"No one can serve two masters; for a slave will either hate the one and love the other, or be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth."
Prayer of the Day: Family
10-25-2010
We praise you, God, for the blessing of family. We rejoice in the loving relationships that are fostered within our own homes.
Voice of the Day: Alice Walker
10-25-2010
Verse of the Day: Do "not hide yourself from your own kin"
10-25-2010
"Is it not to share your bread with the hungry, and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked, to cover them, and not to hide yourself from your own kin?
Verse of the Day: "faith the size of a mustard seed"
10-22-2010
"If you had faith the size of a mustard seed, you could say to this mulberry tree, 'Be uprooted and planted in the sea,' and it would obey you."
- Luke 17:6
Voice of the Day: Saint Augustine
10-22-2010
"Charity is no substitute for justice withheld."
-Saint Augustine
Prayer of the Day: Carry Your Cross
10-21-2010
Forgive us, gracious Lord, when we try to bypass suffering in our pursuit of a Christ-like life.
Prayer of the Day: Autumn
10-20-2010
Heavenly keeper, we rejoice in the shades of yellow, brown, and orange that you use to paint your autumn canvas. We stand in awe of the beauty and nostalgia of this season.
Voice of the Day: Abraham Lincoln
10-20-2010
"To sin by silence when they should protest makes cowards of men."
- Abraham Lincoln
Verse of the Day: "first be reconciled to your brother or sister"
10-20-2010
"So when you are offering your gift at the altar, if you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to y
Prayer of the Day: The Gift of Knowledge
10-19-2010
Lord, we praise you for the abundance of information at our disposal today. Thank you for the beauty of learning new skills, new languages and new customs.
Voice of the Day: Mother Teresa
10-19-2010
"Today it is fashionable to talk about the poor. Unfortunately, it is not fashionable to talk with them."
- Mother Teresa
Verse of the Day: To "you who join house to house"
10-19-2010
"Ah, you who join house to house, who add field to field, until there is room for no one but you, and you are left to live alone in the midst of the land!"
Verse of the Day: "You are the light of the world"
10-18-2010
"Jesus said, 'You are the light of the world. A city built on a hill cannot be hid.
Voice of the Day: Christina Baldwin
10-18-2010
"To work in the world lovingly means that we are defining what we will be for, rather than reacting to what we are against."
- Christina Baldwin
Prayer of the Day: Sudan
10-18-2010
Dear God, we pray for the leaders in Sudan. We pray those with power would seek your face and be given wisdom in their actions.
Prayer of the Day: Rest and Peace
10-15-2010
Our souls find rest in you alone, God. We are happy in your warm embrace. In you we find peace that surpasses all understanding.
Verse of the Day: "News from a far country"
10-15-2010
"Like cold water to a thirsty soul, so is good news from a far country."
- Proverbs 25:25