8 February 2018 – Verse & Voice – Sojourners

verse of the day

For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become slaves to one another. For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

– Galatians 5:13-14

voice of the day

I conceive of God, in fact, as a means of liberation and not a means to control others.

– James Baldwin

prayer of the day

Creator God, we are created for and called to freedom as your children. May we never use our freedom for our benefit, rather use this blessing to pour out into others in love.