Sojourners Verse and Voice – 1 May 2023

Verse of the day
For the scripture says, “You shall not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain” and “The laborer deserves to be paid.”

– 1 Timothy 5:18

Voice of the day
Yet, wages are an ever-evolving struggle, and workers desperately need people to show up and stand on their side to demand a living wage. When wages are $8, $10, and $11 an hour, workers aren’t worth their wage; they’re worth far more.

– Matt Bernico, “Wage Against the Machine”

Prayer of the day
On this International Workers Day, we remember that a worker is worth their wages. In a world built on systems that exploit workers, may we fight for and affirm the dignity of all who labor.