VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS 26DEZ25

 

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 My brothers and sisters, whenever you face various trials, consider it all joy, because you know that the testing of your faith produces endurance. - James 1:2-3 Voice of the day Rain may pour as if it would sweep everything away. But once the sun starts blazing again, life rises again, no matter what. - Yang Gwan-sik, “When Life Gives You Tangerines” (2025) Prayer of the day God, grant us the ability to endure with faith, regardless of the hindrances we might encounter. Advertisement Our Latest Stories Anti-ICE Nativities Are the Reason for the Season (by Emma Cieslik) The churches putting up these nativities are declaring that they refuse to be complicit in the very same violence that threatened Jesus at his birth. Read more Bethlehem Is Still a Reminder of Joy Amid Grief (by Elom Tettey-Tamaklo) For two years, the Israeli-occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem canceled its traditional Christmas celebration. This year, the festivities resume. Read more DHS Bars Norma Pimentel’s Charity From Federal Funding (by Ken Chitwood) The department appeared to cite Catholic Social Teaching while alleging that Catholic Charities of the Rio Grande Valley mismanaged funds in its service of noncitizen immigrants. Read more Help Doctors Without Borders Save Lives As humanitarian crises intensify and emergencies compound, our patients need us now more than ever. When you make a donation to Doctors Without Borders, you will help us continue providing urgently needed medical care in places like Gaza, Sudan, and around the world. Doctors Without Borders Needs You Now More Than Ever Doctors Without Borders is on the ground providing medical care, delivering aid, and saving lives in over 75 countries worldwide. We can’t do this work without your support. Now more than ever, we need you. Donate Subscribe Copyright © 2025 Sojourners. All rights reserved. Email: sojourners@sojo.net | Tel.: 202.328.8842

VERSE AND VOICE FROM SOJOURNERS 14APR25

 

Verse of the day The thought of my affliction and my homelessness is wormwood and gall! My soul continually thinks of it and is bowed down within me. But this I call to mind, and therefore I have hope. - Lamentations 3:19–21 Voice of the day There are hints of resurrection in the lectionary readings, but the pain and destruction of dreams and life that comes before is given its full due. - Julie Polter, “Lent Is Grimness You Didn't Know You Needed” Prayer of the day God of all seasons, in the ache of loss and the weight of what’s been broken, help us hold to the quiet hope that even in ruin, resurrection is already whispering its way through. Our Latest Stories The Real Victims of Trump's Trade Debacle Rarely Make Headlines (by Adam Russell Taylor) The Bible has a lot to say about unjust economic policies, writes Sojourners’ president. Read more This Passover, I’m Reflecting on Jewish Liberation Theology (by Zev Mishell) I went searching for Jewish thinkers who’d grappled with injustice amidst uncertain times. That’s how I discovered Marc H. Ellis. Read more Has Zionism Become an Idol? (by Josiah R. Daniels) In his book ‘Being Jewish After the Destruction of Gaza: A Reckoning,’ Peter Beinart argues that worshipping the state of Israel elevates Jews over Palestinians. Read more Meta Pirated Faith Writers To Train AI. Here’s How They Feel About It (by Mitchell Atencio) We asked authors to respond to Meta stealing their work. Some told jokes. Some got theological. Nobody was thrilled. Read more Advertisements Luke’s Subversive Fish Story with Ched Myers Join Faith and Money Network for a free 90-minute webinar with activist theologian Ched Myers. On Wednesday, April 23 at 7:00 pm Eastern, Ched will unpack the story of Jesus’ astonishing catch of fish in Luke’s Gospel and what it might mean for today’s Christians living under rapacious capitalism. Sojourners' Anti-Racism Reading List Check out Sojourners' anti-racism reading list, curated by our Director of Racial Justice, Rev. Moya Harris. Our Bookshop page features a variety of Sojourners reading lists. When you buy from Bookshop, part of the proceeds go to support Sojourners' work, as well as to support local bookstores throughout the country.