Sojourners Verse and Voice – 7 February 2023

Verse of the day
Did I not weep for those whose day was hard? Was not my soul grieved for the poor? But when I looked for good, evil came, and when I waited for light, darkness came.

– Job 30:25-26

Voice of the day
When I give food to the poor, they call me a saint. When I ask why the poor have no food, they call me a communist.

– Dom Helder Camara

Prayer of the day
Thank you for the life and work of Dom Helder Camara; may we dismantle the systems of greed that leave some with plenty and many without.