God's Politics Blog » Verse and Voice http://blog.sojo.net A Blog by Jim Wallis and Friends Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:53:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Voice of the Day: Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/18/voice-of-the-day-2010-03-18/ http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/18/voice-of-the-day-2010-03-18/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 God's Politics Editor http://blog.sojo.net/?p=16909 For many of us the march from Selma to Montgomery was both protest and prayer. Legs are not lips, and walking is not kneeling. And yet our legs uttered songs. Even without words, our march was worship. I felt my…

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I say to the Lord, "You are my Lord;

I have no good apart from you."

- Psalm 16:1-2

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…]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/18/verse-of-the-day-2010-03-18/feed/ 0 Prayer of the Day: The Gospel http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/18/prayer-of-the-day-2010-03-18/ http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/18/prayer-of-the-day-2010-03-18/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 God's Politics Editor http://blog.sojo.net/?p=16911 Jesus, we pray for the spread of your Gospel and for the kingdom of God to come on earth. We pray for those who speak, act, and live out your words and your truth; we pray for your Church, that…

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]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/17/voice-of-the-day-2010-03-17/feed/ 1 Verse of the Day: Serve One Another http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/17/verse-of-the-day-2010-03-17/ http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/17/verse-of-the-day-2010-03-17/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 God's Politics Editor http://blog.sojo.net/?p=16883 For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for self-indulgence, but through love become slaves to one another. For the whole law is summed up in a single commandment, "You…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/17/verse-of-the-day-2010-03-17/feed/ 1 Prayer of the Day: A prayer of St. Patrick http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/17/prayer-of-the-day-2010-03-17/ http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/17/prayer-of-the-day-2010-03-17/#comments Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 God's Politics Editor http://blog.sojo.net/?p=16884 Permit us not, O Lord, to hear your word in vain. Convince us of its truth, cause us to feel its power, and bind us to yourself with the cords of faith, hope, and love that shall never be broken.…

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]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/16/voice-of-the-day-2010-03-16/feed/ 0 Verse of the Day: ‘The way of the righteous is level’ http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/16/verse-of-the-day-2010-03-16/ http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/16/verse-of-the-day-2010-03-16/#comments Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 God's Politics Editor http://blog.sojo.net/?p=16836 The way of the righteous is level;

O Just One, you make smooth the path of the righteous.

In the path of your judgments,

O Lord, we wait for you;

your name and your renown are the soul’s desire.

- Isaiah 26:7-8

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]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/16/prayer-of-the-day-2010-03-16/feed/ 1 Voice of the Day: Luigi Giussani http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/15/voice-of-the-day-2010-03-15/ http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/15/voice-of-the-day-2010-03-15/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 God's Politics Editor http://blog.sojo.net/?p=16790 If you are in class, recognize one another; if you are in the store, recognize one another; if you are in the housing estate, recognize one another; if you are in the parish, recognize one another: you are members of…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/15/voice-of-the-day-2010-03-15/feed/ 1 Verse of the Day: Unity in God http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/15/verse-of-the-day-2010-03-15/ http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/15/verse-of-the-day-2010-03-15/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 God's Politics Editor http://blog.sojo.net/?p=16791 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of your calling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and [Creator] of all, who is above all and through all and in…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/15/verse-of-the-day-2010-03-15/feed/ 0 Prayer of the Day: Thailand http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/15/prayer-of-the-day-2010-03-15/ http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/15/prayer-of-the-day-2010-03-15/#comments Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 God's Politics Editor http://blog.sojo.net/?p=16792 God, we pray for the country of Thailand, and for the civil unrest there. We ask that justice be done and reconciliation be found there. Raise up people of peace who will speak truth fearlessly, and protect them, Lord.  In…

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- James Baldwin
from his book The Fire Next Time

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]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/12/voice-of-the-day-2010-03-12/feed/ 1 Verse of the Day: Loving Foreigners http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/12/verse-of-the-day-2010-03-12/ http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/12/verse-of-the-day-2010-03-12/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 God's Politics Editor http://blog.sojo.net/?p=16755 When an alien resides with you in your land, you shall not oppress the alien. The alien who resides with you shall be to you as the citizen among you; you shall love the alien as yourself, for you were…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/12/verse-of-the-day-2010-03-12/feed/ 0 Prayer of the Day: Immigration http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/12/prayer-of-the-day-2010-03-12/ http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/12/prayer-of-the-day-2010-03-12/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 God's Politics Editor http://blog.sojo.net/?p=16756 Break our hearts for what breaks yours, Lord. For our immigrant brothers and sisters, who endure hostility and marginalization simply on the basis of their ethnicity or immigration status, we ask your strength. And for those of us who call…

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We have become orphans, fatherless;

our mothers are like widows.

We must pay for the water we drink;

the wood we get must be bought.

With a yoke on our necks we are hard driven;

we are…

]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/11/verse-of-the-day-2010-03-11/feed/ 1 Voice of the Day: Maya Angelou http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/11/voice-of-the-day-2010-03-11/ http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/11/voice-of-the-day-2010-03-11/#comments Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 God's Politics Editor http://blog.sojo.net/?p=16700 The fact that people become heroes and sheroes can be credited to their ability to identify and empathize with "the other." These men and women could continue to live quite comfortably … but they chose not to. They make the…

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- Parker Palmer
from his book, Let Your Life Speak

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]]> http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/10/voice-of-the-day-2010-03-10/feed/ 1 Verse of the Day: Breaking Bread Together http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/10/verse-of-the-day-2010-03-10/ http://blog.sojo.net/2010/03/10/verse-of-the-day-2010-03-10/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:00:00 +0000 God's Politics Editor http://blog.sojo.net/?p=16678 Awe came upon everyone, because many wonders and signs were being done by the apostles. All who believed were together and had all things in common; they would sell their possessions and goods and distribute the proceeds to all, as…

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