Black Liberation History is the planted seed which begets the Black Future. Come converse with Mama Toni and Mama Audre, as we celebrate their shared saints day. Psalm 139 reminds us that our blackness was built by God, and meditating on verse two of Lift Every Voice moves us to make a lament to the God of both Creation and Eternity.
Read MoreWe are celebrating the unfailing love of Creator God, which speaks to us and brings us into trust. Celebrate Black Love Day with bell hooks, James Weldon Johnson and John Rosamund Johnson, Psalm 143, Isaiah 45 and more.
Read MoreBlack Heritage Month begins with a biblical perspective of the phrase Black is Beautiful. This week we are praying the poetic anthem of the Johnson brothers, and looking at scriptures where God casts a shadow as protection for us, not a threat. Music from Marvin, Mahalia, Abbey Lincoln and more!
Read MoreThe fourth and final week of epiphany season brings a birth story still in progress, about humanity as the light of the world.
Read MoreThe people need light. Continue epiphany season with Langston Hughes, Angela Davis and more!
Read MoreWeek Two of Epiphany this year brings a celebration of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King. We strive to uplift the architects of the civil rights movement whose legacies make our liberation struggle the bright and undeniable light of the world.
Read MoreThe voices of Zora Neale Hurston, James Baldwin, Anna and Simeon join us this week to open the season of Epiphany - the time of remembrance and celebration of Jesus our Emmanuel (God with us) whom we see revealed as the light of the world.
Read MorePray with Rev. Dr. Howard Thurman, weep with Mother Rachel, and travel with the Magi this second week of the Christmas season. May we face no new year without the fullness of our faith in a God who sees our tears, and sends good gifts as a promise to save us from our piecemeal emancipations, to deliver us into a new day, by a new way.
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Is this the kind of fast I have chosen, only a day for people to humble themselves? Is it only for bowing one’s head like a reed and for lying in sackcloth and ashes? Is that what you call a fast, a day acceptable to the LORD? “Is not this the kind of fasting I have chosen: to loose the chains of injustice and untie the cords of the yoke, to set the oppressed free and break every yoke? Is it not to share your food with the hungry and to provide the poor wanderer with shelter— when you see the naked, to clothe them, and not to turn away from your own flesh and blood?-Isaiah 58:3-7
While Faith for Justice has never explicitly made a statement about our commitment to abolitionist work and practice, we know that the most treasured pieces of our faith tell a Gospel of Abolition. There is no example of Jesus we can follow faithfully without proclaiming "good news to the poor, healing to the broken-hearted, freedom to the captives, recovery of sight to the blind, and liberty to those who are bruised." We believe that a faithful response to this moment implores us to tell the story of the Jesus we know.
Read MoreFaith for Justice will no longer call for the arrest and conviction of killer cops. We affirm the ethic and vision of abolition as a call to wholeness in every aspect of life, and we believe that punishment will never bring us peace.
Read MoreAll the Juneteenth happenings, this historic holiday weekend, with Faith for Justice and friends. And if you won’t be in the Lou, we’ve got a webinar for you, so still plan to come through!
Read MoreFaith for Justice supports the demands to #defundpolice and #defendBlacklife. Our leadership is listing out the local and national demands, and offering two types of practical advice, what to take in and learn, then what to do and express outwardly.
Read MoreEvening offices for the Season of Pentecost, following the guides from Daily Prayer Project. Today’s meditations are taken from Psalm 104, Acts 2, Numbers 11 and 1 Corinthians 12
Read MoreEvening offices following the seasonal guides from Daily Prayer Project. Today’s meditations are taken from Psalm 49 and Proverbs 2.
Read MoreEvening offices following the seasonal guides from Daily Prayer Project. Today’s meditations are taken from Psalm 48 and Proverbs 1.
Read MoreEvening offices following the seasonal guides from Daily Prayer Project. Today’s meditations are taken from Psalm 47
Read MoreEvening offices following the seasonal guides from Daily Prayer Project. Today’s meditations are taken from Psalm 46, Judges 20, John 21
Read MoreEvening offices following the seasonal guides from Daily Prayer Project. Today’s meditations are taken from Psalm 45 and John 20.
Read MoreEvening offices following the seasonal guides from Daily Prayer Project. Today’s meditations are taken from Psalm 44 and John 20
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