Verse of the day
O Lord, be gracious to us; we wait for you. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time of trouble.
– Isaiah 33:2
Voice of the day
Prophetic imagination is grounded in the conviction that God is doing something lively in the world.
– Walter Brueggemann, “Jesus Acted Out the Alternative to Empire”
Prayer of the day
Every morning, remind us that our pursuits for justice are part of the lively things your are doing in the world.
The sun has set and the Vesper Lights flicker and glow
It has been a full day of sorting through boxes
So many memories with each picture, note, and item
Honoring our parents (beyond the veil and with us still)
Honoring our ancestors as well
So much to ponder
So many memories
Our hearts are indeed full
Now as my eyelids grow heavy
I lift this humble prayer to you
Dona Nobis Pacem
Grant Us Peace
A wee prayer from the heart of your Padre…
Verse of the day
If one member suffers, all suffer together with it; if one member is honored, all rejoice together with it.
– 1 Corinthians 12:26
Voice of the day
Mutual aid is our transformation from glory to glory into the fullness of God’s life for us. It is the incarnation of divine care.
– Isaac S. Villegas, “Mutual Aid’s Radical Christian Roots”
Prayer of the day
From glory to glory may we transform. Let our actions honor all members of your community; for we are one together.
Verse of the day
“Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”
– Matthew 6:10
Voice of the day
The church can’t work together toward a more equitable future if we don’t see the lived experiences of Asian Americans both in the present and the past.
– Michelle Ami Reyes, “Asian Americans Are ‘Bringing Heaven to Earth’ by Fighting Racism”
Prayer of the day
May we see one another’s experiences and bring restoration to the earth.
The Sun has set and the Vesper Lights flicker and glow
What a day, Lord
A time of remembrance and reflection
A time for tears and a time for joy
Today was Pixie’s birthday and our hearts still aches
Yet we know that she sent sweet Stella to comfort us and entertain us
As we sort through the boxes of things from our parents homes
As we mourn the slow goodbye of dementia
We still find comfort in your Presence, Lord
As we begin this Holy Week journey with you in an unusual way
I give thanks for your presence and your sacred blessing
Now as my eyelids grow heavy
I lift this humble prayer to you
Dona Nobis Pacem
Grant Us Peace
A wee prayer from the heart of your Padre…
“We don’t need bigger cars or fancier clothes. We need self-respect, identity, community, love, variety, beauty, challenge, and a purpose in living that is greater than material accumulation.”—Donella Meadows
“I wonder what was at work in the mind of Jesus of Nazareth as he jogged along on the back of that faithful donkey.
Perhaps his mind was far away to the scenes of his childhood, feeling the sawdust between his toes in his father’s shop. He may have been remembering the high holy days in the synagogue with his whole body quickened by the echo of the ram’s horn.
Or perhaps he was thinking of his mother, how deeply he loved her and how he wished that there had not been laid upon him this Great Necessity that sent him out on to the open road to proclaim the Truth, leaving her side forever.
It may be that he lived all over again that high moment on the Sabbath when he was handed the scroll and he unrolled it to the great passage from Isaiah, ‘The spirit of the Lord is upon me to preach good news to the poor.’
I wonder what was moving through the mind of the Master as he jogged along on the back of that faithful donkey.”
Sermon preached by Howard Thurman on Palm Sunday April 11, 1976 at the Cathedral Church of St John the Divine (Episcopal) in New York City where he was a Honorary Cathedral Canon.
Verse of the day
Whoever oppresses the poor shows contempt for their Maker, but whoever is kind to the needy honors God.
– Proverbs 14:31 (NIV)
Voice of the day
The forces that crucified Jesus are the same forces that crucify millions of poor and working-class people in the United States and internationally.
– Matt Bernico, “Recent Union Wins Mean It’s Time for More Organized Religion”
Prayer of the day
May we show up for one another, even when it’s inconvenient.
“I cannot conceive a greater loss to [humans] than the loss of self-respect . . . my work will be finished if I succeed in carrying conviction to the human family that every man or woman . . . is the guardian of his or her self-respect and liberty.”—Mohandas K. Gandhi
Those who have entered deeply into their hearts and found the intimate home where they encounter their Lord come to the mysterious discovery that solidarity is the other side of intimacy. They come to the awareness that the intimacy of God’s house excludes no one and includes everyone. They start to see that the home they have found in their innermost being is as wide as the whole of humanity. . . . it is of great importance to see the inner connection between intimacy and solidarity. If we fail to recognize this connection, our spirituality will become either privatized or narrowly activist and will no longer reflect the full beauty of living in God’s house.
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