Sojourners Verse and Voice – 17 July 2019

Verse of the day

Fools find no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing their opinion.

– Proverbs 18:2 (CEB)

Voice of the day

There is also the danger in our culture that because a person is called upon to give public statements and is acclaimed by the establishment, such a person gets to the point of believing that he is the movement.

– Ella Baker

Prayer of the day

Oh God, in our justice work, may we center the bringing about of Your Kindom about here on Earth, and not center the fact that we are doing said work. May we seek to understand, and not be to be understood. Amen.