“Stories of resistance have been taken from us, the books burned, the songs stifled or forbidden, the troubadours sent wandering in the wilderness … but even if we forget, even if the stories are taken away, something in us will remember when the time comes. It’s a mystery but it’s true.”—Pam McAllister, You Can’t Kill The Spirit
Verse of the day
The earth brought forth vegetation: plants yielding seed of every kind and trees of every kind bearing fruit with the seed in it. And God saw that it was good.
– Genesis 1:12
Voice of the day
I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.
– Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself, 31”
Prayer of the day
Creator, you have given thought to every bit of creation. May we recognize your intention in every leaf of grass.
“If we stay with the principles of NVC [nonviolent communication], stay motivated solely to give and receive compassionately, and do everything we can to let others know this is our only motive, they will join us in the process, and eventually we will be able to respond compassionately to one another.”—Marshall B. Rosenberg, PhD
Verse of the day
So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim your might to all the generations to come. Your power and your righteousness, O God, reach the high heavens.
– Psalm 71:18-19
Voice of the day
Do what you can to show you care about other people, and you will make our world a better place.
– Rosalynn Carter
Prayer of the day
May we be like our elders who have proclaimed your goodness and justice to the ends of their days. We honor them, and you, by caring for each other.
“Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.”—The Talmud
“It is a testimony to the worship of private property that our nation does little to address the issue of homelessness. To provide housing for the homeless, citizens of this nation would have to believe that everyone has a right to shelter and that this right should be affirmed and protected by our tax dollars. Tragically, most citizens in the United States readily accept the notion that their tax dollars should support militarism that we are told will keep us safe, while ignoring the danger most people face when incomes are shrinking and affordable housing is lacking.”—bell hooks, where we stand: class matters
“You know quite well, deep within you, that there is only a single magic, a single power, a single salvation . . . and that is called loving.”—Hermann Hesse
“Compassion is always, at its most authentic, about a shift from the cramped world of self-preoccupation into a more expansive place of fellowship, of true kinship.”—Gregory Boyle, Tattoos on the Heart
Verse of the day
O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good, for his steadfast love endures forever.
– Psalm 107:1
Voice of the day
To be grateful is to recognize the love of God in everything.
– Thomas Merton, Thoughts in Solitude (1956)
Prayer of the day
Move through our half measure of thanks and let us be, all through this day, more risky in acknowledging that we have nothing except what you give.
– Adapted from “At Thanksgiving” by Walter Brueggemann, in Prayers for a Privileged People
“I know I am not weaving my life’s patterns alone. Only one end of the threads do I hold in my hands. The other ends go many ways linking my life with others.”—Septima Clark
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