Sojourners Verse and Voice – 18 April 2023

Verse of the day
For those who want to save their life will lose it, and those who lose their life for my sake will find it.

– Matthew 16:25

Voice of the day
Jesus’ attitude toward life was that it cannot be possessed, hoarded, safeguarded.

– Dorothee Söelle, “Theology for Skeptics: Reflections on God” (1995)

Prayer of the day
Lord, may we not cling to life with the fierceness that causes us to neglect loving those around us. Teach us how to live in the tension of caring for self and others.