“Learn the psychological damage that war does and work to prevent war. There is no contradiction between hating war and loving the soldier.”—Dr. Jonathan Shay, MD
“I believe there are reasons to be hopeful. I am particularly inspired by those people who are bringing the values of life-affirming paradigms above in many creative, innovative, and even mystical ways, welcoming the necessary changes we must make in order to sustain our human family and all life on our planet.”—Beth Wilson, The Recovering Feminist: Empowering All People to Create a Whole World
“I chose. I chose to stand against your hate and not hate you, to resist your persecution and not demean you, to overcome your oppression and not suppress you, to respond to your violence with nonviolence . . . I chose love to be my motivation . . . only in this love can we come together to break all systems of oppression and create the new.”
—Sami Awad, Executive Director of Holy Land Trust
Verse of the day
Even though I walk through the darkest valley, I fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
– Psalm 23:4
Voice of the day
A theology for grieving people demands justice, even when the work for justice is inconvenient, painstaking, and long.
– Yolanda Pierce, “A Theology for Grieving People”
Prayer of the day
God, you have led generations before us through the darkest valley. Lead us now.
“One thing I have observed: When we are engaged in acts of love, we humans are at our best and most resilient. The love in romance that makes us want to be better people, the love of children that makes us change our whole lives to meet their needs, the love of family that makes us drop everything to take care of them, the love of community that makes us work tirelessly with broken hearts.”—adrienne maree brown
“So, when people say that nonviolence is not relevant today, what they’re basically saying is that love and respect and understanding and compassion are not relevant today. And if that could be true, then we are doomed.”—Arun Gandhi
“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them.”—Ida B. Wells
Verse of the day
Speak out for those who cannot speak, for the rights of all the destitute.
– Proverbs 31:8
Voice of the day
We cannot rely upon the silenced to tell us they are suffering.
– Hanan Ashrawi
Prayer of the day
God who hears, let our words speak not for our own interests, but for the well-being of those whose cries are being silenced.
“We have affirmed provision in old age, twelve years of education, and basic nutrition to be the right of every citizen because we have recognized that human dignity depends on the fulfillment of these fundamental human needs. And it is hard to argue that housing is not a fundamental human need. Decent, affordable housing should be a basic right for everybody in this country. The reason is simple: without stable shelter, everything else falls apart.”—Matthew Desmond, Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City
“We need joy as we need air.
We need love as we need water.
We need each other as we need the earth we share.”
—Dr. Maya Angelou
