Sojourners Verse and Voice – 9 August 2022

Verse of the day
God will judge between the nations and render decisions for many countries. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; one nation will not raise the sword against another, and never again will they train for war.

– Isaiah 2:4 (The Inclusive Bible)

Voice of the day
I don’t think / I’m allowed / To kill something / Because I am / Frightened

– Nikki Giovanni, “Allowables”

Prayer of the day
May we reach out our hands, not in violence, but in aid of one another.