VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS AFTER THE MURDER OF RENEE NICOLE GOOD BY ICE IN MINNEAPOLIS, MN ON 7JAN26 8JAN26

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WORDS OF WISDOM FOR ALL OF US IN THESE DIFFICULT TIMES 30SEP11

"Thus says the Lord of hosts: Render true judgments, show kindness and mercy to one another; do not oppress the widow, the orphan, the alien, or the poor; and do not devise evil in your hearts against one another." - Zechariah 7:10

"Christianity is being concerned about your fellow [people], not building a million-dollar church while people are starving right around the corner. Christ was a revolutionary person, out there where it was happening. That's what God is all about, and that's where I get my strength." - Fannie Lou Hamer God, we pray for all legislators, presidents, judges, and advisers. Give them wisdom and strength to lead, and the courage to seek justice for the poor and marginalized. Amen.

CHRISTIANITY

"Christianity is being concerned about your fellow [human], not building a million-dollar church while people are starving right around the corner. Christ was a revolutionary person, out there where it was happening. That's what God is all about, and that's where I get my strength."
- Fannie Lou Hammer