FEATHER: Creator God, today we, the children of your creation, come before you with open hearts. Hear our prayer. Lift from us the clouds of confusion and despair, especially in these days of conflict. Humble us to see your peace and light, that we might walk with strength, seeking only your will. Forgive us when we speak only to hear our voice when we should be speaking for the voiceless and oppressed in our midst. Forgive us when the cost seems too daunting and we hesitate to do what we are called to do.
Build us up to be love, forgiveness and peace, and to bless as we are blessed. Open our eyes to truth and the meaning of ministry in your church. Take our hand and guide us back to your path, for we have gotten lost in the world before us. Be our hope that we might reflect hope in all we say and do. This we pray through the Peacemaker, your Son, our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
SAGE: June 21, 2026, National Indigenous Day of Prayer—2 Corinthians 5:18-20
I was once told that we get wise too late in life and that our youth burns with such strength that we do not see the emergent before us. The present world rushes by, and we, like flotsam, are carried along, too often against our will. But resignation is not our goal and purpose; life, hope and truth in Christ go before us as our standard. This June 21, we will be proclaiming the National Indigenous Day of Prayer in Canada, a day we collectively seek truth and reconciliation. A day set aside to invest in knowledge, healing and truth-telling.
It would be easy to lose the intent and meaning of the day in the rush of all the things shouting louder in our circles of life, akin to missing our wedding anniversary because a sports event was going on and took precedence. We might enjoy the sporting event, but we would lose more by celebrating self rather than strengthening the relationship circle in our midst.
If we get distracted by the rush and roar of the world around us and miss the importance of today, we lose and our relationship is weakened. That is why we are called to pray every day; to talk with our Creator God, whose love and grace for us, the children of creation, is beyond our understanding and beyond limitation. Don’t wait for a special moment but pray unceasingly. Bless the Lord as you are blessed and even when you are challenged by truth other than your own. Lift up the Lord in all you say and do, and be the peace this conflicted world needs. Finally, know that if you move too fast, as is the way of this world, you’ll miss the most important days of truth before you.
