VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS 26JAN26

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SOJOURNERS VERSE & VOICE 16JAN25

 

Verse of the day

Since there will never cease to be some in need on the earth, I therefore command you, “Open your hand to the poor and needy neighbor in your land.”

- Deuteronomy 15:11

Voice of the day

A lack of generosity refuses to acknowledge that your assets are not really yours, but God's.

- Timothy Keller, “Generous Justice: How God's Grace Makes Us Just” (2010)

Prayer of the day

God, open our hearts and hands to those in need, reminding us that all we have is a gift, meant to be shared in justice and generosity.