Verse of the day
And what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
– Micah 6:8
Voice of the day
You might think love of humanity in general was safe, but it is not. If you leave out justice you will find yourself breaking agreements and faking evidence in trials ‘for the sake of humanity,’ and become in the end a cruel and treacherous man.
– C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity (1952)
Prayer of the day May we move with boldness, bringing light and truth into unjust spaces.
“We live in times when it often feels like everything is coming undone. This season reminds us that the journey of relinquishing all we hold dear is also the journey of harvesting. Somehow these two come together year after year.”— Christine Valters Paintner, PhD, Sacred Seasons: A Yearlong Journey through the Celtic Wheel of the Year – A Self-Study Online Retreat
Rest into the mystery of the paradox which is embodied by this autumnal season. Holding it lightly, what lessons are you being taught?
Verse of the day
For as in one body we have many members, and not all the members have the same function, so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another.
– Romans 12:4-5
Voice of the day
There is no act too small, no act too bold. The history of social change is the history of millions of actions, small and large, coming together at critical points to create a power that governments cannot suppress.
– Howard Zinn, The Historic Unfulfilled Promise (2012)
Prayer of the day May God bless you with anger at injustice, oppression, and exploitation of people, so that you may work for justice, freedom and peace.
– Sr. Ruth Marlene Fox
“Humanity is a family, even a small family. Above everything else, we are called to love our brothers and sisters without regard for any distinctions of race, religion, or nationality. Of course, sometimes we feel like St. John the Baptist, screaming his message in the desert.”—Bishop of Assisi
The sun has set and the Vesper Lights flicker and glow
What a journey this has been, Lord
For my Dad
For Denise and for me
For our families who have suffered loss
Yet tonight I feel your hope-filled presence, Spirit
Dad is settling in to his new apartment
We are preparing for rest before tomorrow’s journey
Finally, 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
Beloved, let us love one another, because love is from God; everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.
– 1 John 4:7
Voice of the day
It is not our differences that divide us. It is our inability to recognize, accept, and celebrate those differences.
– Audre Lorde
Prayer of the day May the God who created a world of diversity and vibrancy go with us as we embrace life in all its fullness.
– Clare McBeath and Tim Presswood
“‘Don’t call me a saint,’ she (Dorothy Day) would respond. ‘I don’t want to be dismissed so easily.’”—Jim Forest
“Anyone can love peace, but Jesus didn’t say, ‘Blessed are the peace-lovers.’ he says peaceMAKERS. He is referring to a life vocation, not a hobby on the sidelines of life.”—Jim Wallis
“Right now the world is looking at racism and religious difference and so am I. How can we think about, talk about, and make change about the suffering that causes hatred? How do we address racism, classism, and ‘other-making’ in our world?”—Zen Roshi Pat O’Hara
Verse of the day
For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
– Galatians 5:14
Voice of the day
I don’t think / I’m allowed / To kill something / Because I am / Frightened
– Nikki Giovanni, “Allowables”
Prayer of the day Open my heart and teach me your ways of radical love. Help me to cherish the differences of all your children, marveling at the fullness of your image in us.
