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A Prayer for Indigenous Peoples’ Day – ![]()
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O Great Spirit, God of every people and every tribe, we come to you as your many children, to ask for your forgiveness and guidance.![]()
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Forgive us for the colonialism that stains our past,![]()
the ignorance that allowed us to think that we could claim another’s home for our own. Heal us of this history.![]()
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Remind us that none of us were discovered since none of us were lost, but that we are all gathered within the sacred circle of your community.![]()
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Guide us through your wisdom to restore the truth of our heritage. Help us to confront the racism that divides us as we confess the pain it has caused to the human family.![]()
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Call us to kinship. Mend the hoop of our hearts![]()
and let us live in justice and peace, through Jesus Christ, the One who came that all people might live in dignity. Amen.
“Do you understand what you are reading?” – Philip, Deacon & Evangelist ![]()
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Philip the Evangelist (not to be confused with the Apostle Philip) was one of the first deacons, selected by the early church to minister to the poor. Philip was also a father of four daughters, each respected as prophets, in the early church. Philip preached and performed miracles and traveled widely. While on the road to Gaza, in the wilderness, Philip encountered a high-ranking official from the court of the Queen of Ethiopia. This Ethiopian was reading from the Prophet Isaiah. “Do you understand what you are reading?” Philip asked. “How can I, unless someone guides me?” said the Ethiopian. Philip then explained how the prophets all point to Jesus. The Ethiopian asked Philip to baptize him. The Ethiopian then returned to his native land, bringing with him the Good News of Jesus’ resurrection. After baptizing the Ethiopian, Scripture says that the Lord “snatched” Philip away, and Philip found himself in a far-away town in Caesarea, where he continued to preach the gospel.![]()
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Almighty and everlasting God, you called your servant Philip to preach the Gospel: Raise up in this and every land evangelists and heralds of your kingdom, that your Church may proclaim the unsearchable riches of our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.![]()
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Art & bio by Ben Lansing ![]()
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