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Verse of the Day: "The Lord sets the prisoners free"
11-04-2010
"The Lord sets the prisoners free; the Lord opens the eyes of the blind. The Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous.
Prayer of the Day: Prayer for Unity
11-04-2010
God, today we pray for the future of our country. Bridge the chasm we have created that paralyzes our ability to talk with one another and learn from our differences.
Prayer of the Day: Outrageous Jesus
11-03-2010
Thank you, God, for calling us to be outrageous. Thank you for sending Jesus to teach us that peacemaking, giving our possessions away, and loving our enemies will be life-giving.
Verse of the Day: "Take my yoke upon you"
11-03-2010
"Come to me, all who labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
Voice of the Day: Henri J.M. Nouwen
11-03-2010
"A life in prayer is a life in open hands where you are not ashamed of your weakness but realize that it is more perfect for a [human] to be led by the other than to seek to hold everything in [her
Prayer of the Day: Instruments of Peace
11-02-2010
Lord, make us instruments of your peace. Give us opportunities to be light, joy and hope in dark, sad and despair-filled places. May we be healers, not by our own strength, but by your power.
Verse of the Day: "the seventh year you shall let it rest"
11-02-2010
"For six years you shall sow your land and gather in its yield; but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave the wild
Voice of the Day: Fannie Lou Hamer
11-02-2010
"...there is one thing you have got to learn about our movement. Three people are better than no people."
- Fannie Lou Hamer
Verse of the Day: Parable of the Silver Coin
11-01-2010
"Or what woman having ten silver coins, if she loses one of them, does not light a lamp, sweep the house, and search carefully until she finds it?
Prayer of the Day: Politicians
11-01-2010
Dear God, we lift up politicians and their families. In this election season we pray that you put a spirit of civility and reconciliation into the hearts of those running for office.
Voice of the Day: E.B. White
11-01-2010
"People are, if anything, more touchy about being thought silly than they are about being thought unjust."
- E.B. White
Prayer of the Day: Healers in the World
10-29-2010
Dearest Creator, we do not pretend to understand or comprehend the suffering in this world, but we do know that Christ is the healer, and we are called to bring Christ's healing presence to a broke
Verse of the Day: "my strength and my redeemer"
10-29-2010
"Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer."
- Psalm 19:14
Voice of the Day: Anna C. Brackett
10-29-2010
"We go on multiplying our conveniences only to multiply our cares. We increase our possessions only to the enlargement of our anxieties."
Prayer of the Day: Decrease and Increase
10-28-2010
Lord, today we pray that we might decrease so that you might increase. Endow us with the humility of Christ until we seek nothing more than to wash the feet of our sisters and brothers.
Verse of the Day: "the measure you give will be the measure you get back"
10-28-2010
"Do not judge, and you will not be judged; do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven; give, and it will be given to you.
Voice of the Day: Elie Wiesel
10-28-2010
"The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference.
Honor Roll: KION Central Coast News
10-27-2010
During this year's election season Santa Cruz's local news station KION Central Coast News, a subsidiary of CBS, has issued an open invitation to local candidates to come to the studio and promote their campaigns for election. Each candidate can create a one-minute spot to introduce themselves, explain why they are running for office and share their qualifications and viewpoints. The only condition for the free news coverage was that they could not say anything negative about their opponents.
Prayer of the Day: Shine Your Light
10-27-2010
O God, bless us this day with the joy that comes with obedience to your word. May we desire nothing but to glorify you in mind, body, and spirit.
Voice of the Day: Joan Chittister
10-27-2010
"Humor and laughter are not necessarily the same thing. Humor permits us to see into life from a fresh and gracious perspective.