Verse of the day

As far as the east is from the west, so far he removes our transgressions from us.
– Psalm 103:12

Voice of the day

God is not a celestial prison warden jangling the keys on a bunch of lifers—he’s a shepherd seeking for sheep, a woman searching for coins, a father waiting for his son.
– Clarence Jordan

Prayer of the day

God who redeems, infuse our world with a mindset of abolition rather than punishment. Amen.