Sojourners Verse and Voice – 29 September 2022

Verse of the day
But Jesus called them to him and said, “You know that the rulers of the gentiles lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. It will not be so among you, but whoever wishes to be great among you must be your servant.

– Matthew 20:25-26

Voice of the day
Yet the mark of power rightly stewarded is that those with power enable everyone around them to flourish.

– Katelyn Beaty, Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church (2022) 

Prayer of the day
Jesus, you did not consider equality with God something to be grasped; may we steward our platforms in ways that empower those around us.