“You must never be fearful about what you are doing when it is right.”—Rosa Parks
“If we want to save our democracy, there is no substitute for an organized mass movement of people in the streets. Political and business elites are intolerant of dissent and use law enforcement to squash it. However, throughout history, in this country and elsewhere, social movements have challenged elite power—sometimes facing violence and repression—and won. If they hadn’t, Jim Crow segregation would still exist in the United States, the British Empire would still control South Asia, and South Africa would still be subject to apartheid.”—Basav Sen
Verse of the day
And let people learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet urgent needs, so that they may not be unproductive.
– Titus 3:14
Voice of the day
A higher rate of urgency does not imply ever-present panic, anxiety, or fear. It means a state in which complacency is virtually absent.
– John P. Kotter, “Leading Change” (1996)
Prayer of the day
Rid us of our complacency and fill us with a sense of urgency for justice. May we devote ourselves to good works and meeting each other’s needs
“Give your sorrow all the space and shelter in yourself that is its due, for if everyone bears his* grief honestly and courageously, the sorrow that now fills the world will abate. But if you do not clear a decent shelter for your sorrow, and instead reserve most of the space inside you for hatred and thoughts of revenge—from which new sorrows will be born for others—then sorrow will never cease in this world and will multiply.”—Etty Hillesum
Verse of the day
“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.”
– Matthew 5:4
Voice of the day
It is impossible to grieve in the first-person singular. We always grieve for someone and with someone. Grieving connects us in ways that are subtly and candidly material. I am not yet sure which group I should join, where to envision myself, on whose shoulder to cry.
– Cristina Rivera Garza, “Grieving: Dispatches from a Wounded Country” (2011)
Prayer of the day
May we mourn with those who mourn. Give us wisdom and patience to know when to grieve and when to comfort.
“War is unreality itself.”—Simone Weil
Verse of the day
And will not God grant justice to his chosen ones who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long in helping them?
– Luke 18:7
Voice of the day
To me, it’s clear we should follow the lead of many of these persistent students in using our own social capital — however much or little — to raise a ruckus in the name of those who suffer starvation, disease, and death-dealing violence each day.
– Brooke M. Foster, “Student Encampments Echo Jesus’ Parable of Annoying the Powerful”
Prayer of the day
Our persistence is powerful. You tell us that even the most unjust rulers can grant justice when they’ve been bothered enough. May we continue to annoy the powerful in the name of the marginalized
Verse of the day
Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not let them be afraid.
– John 14:27
Voice of the day
Vulnerability sounds like truth and feels like courage. Truth and courage aren’t always comfortable, but they’re never weakness.- Brené Brown
Prayer of the day
May we be open to the truth, even when it makes us uncomfortable. Help us to listen to those who are speaking truth into the world.
God is most real when we stop viewing her as an Object like a book or a mug, and instead view him as as a River, a Flow, a Process. . . which is unfolding in the here & now.
When God is a process, we can *participate* in the life of God unfolding *as our own lives.*
God is the Life of our lives.
💫 We join the divine Dance.
💫 We swim in the River of God.
💫 We enter the living Flow as an active participant of It.
God ain’t out there as a Guy-in-the-Sky.
God is the dynamism your very life.
Are you with me?
“Waking up to the suffering of people who are different from us is a long process, and has a whole lot to do with what community we belong to and whose consciousness and life experiences impact our own on a daily basis. I have a hunch I’m going to be waking up until the moment I die.”—Helen Prejean, River of Fire: My Spiritual Journey
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