Verse of the day

Listen, my beloved brothers and sisters. Has not God chosen the poor in the world to be rich in faith and to be heirs of the kingdom that he has promised to those who love him?
– James 2:5

Voice of the day

Sympathy does not change the structures of injustice. The authentic identity of Christians with the poor is found in the claim which the Jesus-encounter lays upon their own life-style, a claim that connects the word “Christian” with the liberation of the poor.
– James Cone, God of the Oppressed (2012)

Prayer of the day

Pull us out of displaying partiality toward those with disproportionate wealth and lead us into recognizing you among those who are in danger of being crushed by it.