Sojourners Verse and Voice – 5 January 2023

Verse of the day
I tell you, on the day of judgment you will have to give an account for every careless word you utter.

– Matthew 12:36

Voice of the day
What if not a word is lost? / What if every word we cast; / Cold, cunning, cold, accurst / Every word we cut and paste, / Echoes to us from the past, / Fares and finds us first and last, / Haunts and hunts us down?

– Malcolm Guite, “What if” 

Prayer of the day
God of words, give us wisdom to discern when to speak and when to keep silent.