Sojourners Verse and Voice – 21 December 2023

Verse of the day
A friend loves at all times, and kinsfolk are born to share adversity.

– Proverbs 17:17

Voice of the day
Friendship is the place in which a great majority of us have our first glimpse of redemptive love and caring community.

– bell hooks, “All About Love: New Visions” (1999)

Prayer of the day
God, we thank you for friendship: for close friends who are with us in times of joy and trouble, and for friends who become as close as family.