Sojourners Verse and Voice – 24 May 2022

Verse of the day
See, I have refined you but not like silver; I have tested you in the furnace of adversity.

– Isaiah 48:10

Voice of the day
I realized that it was precisely because of America’s glaring imperfections that I should seek to participate in its progress, carve a place in its promise, and play a role in its possibility.

– Eboo Patel, Acts of Faith (2007)

Prayer of the day
May we continue to refine the United States, working out each imperfection to leave room for the possibilities of tomorrow.