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Voice of the Day: St. Francis of Assisi
08-06-2009
Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take with you nothing that you have received...but only what you have given: a full heart, enriched by honest service, love, sacrifice, and courage.
Verse of the Day: 'The Lord will be a light to me'
08-05-2009
Do not rejoice over me, O my enemy;
when I fall, I shall rise; when I sit in darkness,
the Lord will be a light to me.
- Micah 7:8
Prayer of the Day: Increased Health Coverage
08-05-2009
We pray to you, Jesus our healer, that comprehensive health care reform is passed that provides affordable quality health coverage choices to all, protects and enhances the health of lower-income f
Voice of the Day: Amelia Earhart
08-05-2009
Courage is the price that life exacts for granting peace.
- Amelia Earhart
Verse of the Day: 'If your enemies are hungry, give them bread to eat'
08-04-2009
If your enemies are hungry, give them bread to eat;
and if they are thirsty, give them water to drink;
for you will heap coals of fire on their heads,
Voice of the Day: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
08-04-2009
I have seen war. I have seen war on land and sea.... I have seen the dead in the mud. I have seen cities destroyed.... I have seen children starving. I have seen the agony of mothers and wives.
Prayer of the Day: Affordable Housing
08-04-2009
Lord God of all, we pray that our members of Congress will support new funding for affordable housing, protect low-income rental voucher units, work to prevent foreclosures, ane provide assistance
Prayer of the Day: Mosquito Nets
08-03-2009
Pray for the provision of mosquito nets in Africa, where 94 percent of all child deaths attributed to malaria occur.
Source: Micah Challenge
Verse of the Day: 'Faith working through love'
08-03-2009
The only thing that counts is faith working through love.
- Galatians 5:6
Voice of the Day: Muriel Lester
08-03-2009
Prayer always thrusts one out into action sooner or later.
Verse of the Day: 'Let your ear be attentive'
07-31-2009
I sat down and wept, and mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.
Prayer of the Day: Orphans
07-31-2009
Loving Parent, we pray for all orphans. May your people be the source of strength and belonging that you have called us to be for them.
Voice of the Day: Mahmoud Darwish
07-31-2009
We suffer from an incurable malady: hope.
- Mahmoud Darwish,
Palestinian poet
Prayer of the Day: Somalia
07-30-2009
Pour your peace and stability over the people of Somalia, Lord.
Voice of the Day: Edith Wharton
07-30-2009
There are only two ways of spreading light--to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.
- Edith Wharton,
American novelist (1862-1937)
Verse of the Day: 'Nothing is hidden that will not be disclosed'
07-30-2009
No one after lighting a lamp hides it under a jar, or puts it under a bed, but puts it on a lampstand, so that those who enter may see the light.
Verse of the Day: 'I desire steadfast love'
07-29-2009
For I desire steadfast love and not sacrifice,
the knowledge of God rather than burnt offerings.
- Hosea 6:6
Voice of the Day: S
07-29-2009
The matter is quite simple. The Bible is very easy to understand. But we as Christians are a bunch of scheming swindlers.
Prayer of the Day: First-Generation College Students
07-29-2009
We pray for all first-generation college students. Lead them to supportive campus ministries, Loving Spirit, and may congregations offer hospitality to those seeking higher education.
Verse of the Day: 'The one to whom little is forgiven, loves little'
07-28-2009
Then turning toward the woman, [Jesus] said to Simon, "Do you see this woman?