Sojourners Verse and Voice – 1 July 2024

Verse of the day 
As servants of God, live as free people, yet do not use your freedom as a pretext for evil. 

– 1 Peter 2:16

Voice of the day 
During times of war hatred becomes quite respectable, even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism. 

– Howard Thurman, “Jesus and the Disinherited” (1949)

Prayer of the day 
Righteous God, may we not use our freedom as a defense of hatred and war. Our freedom is found in you, and you call us to preach freedom — freedom from war, hunger, and pain — to all people.