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Verse of the Day: Fellow Citizens
08-27-2013
You are no longer strangers and sojourners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God.
- Ephesians 2:19
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Voice of the Day: Mother Teresa
08-26-2013
Our vocation is to belong to Jesus so completely that nothing can separate us from the love of Christ. What you and I must do is nothing less than putting our love for Christ into practice. The important thing is not how much we accomplish, but how much love we put into our deeds every day. That is the measure of our love for God.
- Mother Teresa
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Verse of the Day: Create In Me A Clean Heart
08-26-2013
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
- Psalm 51:11
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Prayer of the Day: 8/26/13
08-26-2013
Creator God, with joy and thanksgiving we celebrate that you made humans in your image, both male and female. We thank you especially today for those women in our lives through whom we have caught glimpses of your love. Amen.
Voice of the Day: The Shepherd of Hermas
08-23-2013
You know that you who are God's servants are living in a foreign country, for you own city-state is far away from this City-state. Knowing, then, which one is to be your own City-state, why do you acquire fields, costly furnishings, buildings, and frail dwellings here? Instead of fields, buy for yourselves people in distress in accordance with your means. It is far, far better to buy this kind of field, property, or building, which is quite different and which you can find again in your own City when you come home. This 'extravagance' is beautiful and holy; it brings no grief and no fear; it brings nothing but joy.
- The Shepherd of Hermas
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Prayer of the Day: 8/23/13
08-23-2013
God of mercy, you cast the mighty from their thrones and lift up the lowly. Free us from the ghettos of poverty and the ghettos of wealth that we might meet on level ground at the foot of the cross. Amen.
Verse of the Day: 'They Shall Return'
08-23-2013
I will give them a heart to know that I am the Lord; and they shall be my people and I will be their God, for they shall return to me with their whole heart.
- Jeremiah 24:7
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Verse of the Day: Bear One Another's Burdens
08-22-2013
Bear one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfil the law of Christ.
- Galatians 6:2
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Prayer of the Day: 8/22/13
08-22-2013
O God, our deliverer, we thank you that you have not left us alone. Thank you for the Spirit who intercedes for us. Give us wisdom beyond ourselves that we might see the path you have set before us. Grant us words that bring life to the broken, the suffering, the addicted, the lonely, and those who long for the fulfillment of your kingdom. Amen.
Voice of the Day: Archbishop Oscar Romero
08-22-2013
A church that doesn't provoke any crises, a gospel that doesn't unsettle, a word of God that doesn't get under anyone's skin, a word of God that doesn't touch the real sin of the society in which it is being proclaimed — what gospel is that?
- Archbishop Oscar Romero
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Voice of the Day: Macarius
08-21-2013
There is no need at all to make long discourses; it is enough to stretch out one's hands and say, 'Lord, as you will, and as you know, have mercy.' And if the conflict grows fiercer say, 'Lord, help!' [God] knows very well what we need and [God] shows us [God's] mercy.
- Macarius
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Verse of the Day: Jesus Washes Peter's Feet
08-21-2013
[Jesus] came to Simon Peter, who said to him, 'Lord, are you going to wash my feet?' Jesus answered, 'You do not know now what I am doing, but later you will understand.' Peter said to him, 'You will never wash my feet.' Jesus answered, 'Unless I wash you, you have no share with me.'
- John 13:6-8
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Prayer of the Day: 8/21/13
08-21-2013
LORD God, help us to live out your gospel in the world. Amen.
Prayer of the Day: 8/20/13
08-20-2013
Holy God, there is always room for one more at your banquet table. We pray to live in such a way that each person we meet knows they are welcome among your people. We welcome you as we welcome others this day. Amen.
Verse of the Day: Let it Be
08-20-2013
[The angel said] 'For nothing will be impossible with God.' Then Mary said, 'Here I am, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word.'
- Luke 1:37-38
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Voice of the Day: John Chrysostom
08-20-2013
Our spirit should be quick to reach out toward God, not only when it is engaged in meditation; at other times also, when it is carrying out its duties, caring for the needy, performing works of charity, or giving generously in the service of others. Our spirit should long for God and call him to mind, so that these works may be seasoned with the salt of God's love, and so make a palatable offering to the Lord of the universe.
- John Chrysostom
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What Does the World Need More Of? Kid President Celebrates World Humanitarian Day
08-19-2013
Kid President at the United Nations, SoulPancake
On this World Humanitarian Day, Kid President thinks the world needs more hugs. What about you? Join SoulPancake + the United Nations as they host a Google hangout from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. PST today to chat about what the world needs more of.
Voice of the Day: Joseph of Panephysis
08-19-2013
If you want to find rest here below, and hereafter, in all circumstances say, 'Who am I?' and do not judge anyone.
- Joseph of Panephysis
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Prayer of the Day: 8/19/13
08-19-2013
Thank you, LORD, for working through us despite our sinfulness. By the power of your glorious resurrection, give us grace to love sinners like ourselves. We ask this in the name of our Lord Jesus, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever. Amen.
Verse of the Day: Treasures in Heaven
08-19-2013
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal; but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
- Matthew 6:19-21
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