Verse of the day

I went down to the land whose bars closed upon me forever; yet you brought up my life from the Pit, O Lord my God.
– Jonah 2:6

Voice of the day

I fall so miserably into the chasm of disbelief. Then the Spirit lifts me up again, and once more I am secured in faith. I don’t know how it happens, save that when I cry out earnestly I am answered immediately and am returned to faithfulness. I am once again filled with Spirit and firmly planted on solid ground.
– Maya Angelou, “Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now” (1993)

Prayer of the day

God, throughout periods of dejection or disbelief, give us the patience to hold on. Raise our spirits from the abyss and bring us back into trusting you.