VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS 23JAN26

 

Forward this email to someone you know who would like it! Did someone forward this email to you? Sign up here to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday. Verse of the day Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do and fails to do it commits sin. - James 4:17 Voice of the day Was it possible to carry on along through all the years, the decades, through an entire life without once being brave enough to go against what was there and yet call yourself a Christian, and face yourself in the mirror? - Claire Keegan, “Small Things Like These” (2021) Prayer of the day Awaken our hearts to our neighbors' needs that we have yet to find courage to help tackle. Advertisement Our Latest Stories FBI Arrests Leaders of Protest Inside Minnesota Church (by Mitchell Atencio) Protesters had demonstrated against Cities Church in St. Paul, where a vocational minister also works as acting director of the ICE St. Paul field office. Read more The Cowardice at the Heart of the Trump Administration (by Tyler Huckabee) One year into Trump's second term, Christians need to get serious about bravery. Unlike any of its parodies, real courage is rooted in love. Read more Faith Groups Plan for Major ICE Protests in Minneapolis (by Bekah McNeel) “We are all exhausted and traumatized,” said Rev. Rebecca Voelkel. “At the same time, the pro-queer, multi-faith resistance here is nothing short of miraculous.” Read more ICE Started a ‘Five-Alarm Fire’ in Minnesota, say Refugee Aid Orgs (by Sarah Einselen) “People aren’t going to work, kids aren’t going to school, people aren’t going to church on Sunday,” a spokesperson for World Relief told Sojourners. Read more Advertisements Seeking Simplicity, Connection, and Repair in a Broken World Feeling burnt out? Light for the Way brings together 50 years of wisdom on how contemplation, rest, and community fuel justice work. With voices like Wendell Berry, Kathleen Norris, Joan Chittister, and Daniel Berrigan, this is your guide to reclaiming spiritual practices during difficult times. Tell Corporations: Stop Collaborating with ICE Every deportation flight, corporate contract, and service agreement that keeps Immigration and Customs Enforcement running sends the same message: corporate America is choosing profit over human lives. Donate Subscribe Copyright © 2026 Sojourners. All rights reserved. Email: sojourners@sojo.net | Tel.: 202.328.8842