International Day of the World’s Indigenous People

Reflection

“We have to restore our harmony with Mother Earth in order to enjoy a harmonious and full life. If we don’t do this, we will continue to live with hatred, jealousy and sickness.” ~ Don Sebastian

Prayer

God of all people,

We take time today to honor all the indigenous peoples who, long before us, dwelt on the land we now inhabit together.  The wisdom of their cultures and their practices of living in harmony with nature are needed correctives to much of the waywardness we see in today’s means of production and consumption. As we recognize and celebrate those ancestors who gave their hearts and souls to shape a world worth leaving their children, help us to honor them concretely by reforming ways of being and doing that are destructive to sustainability, community, and the harmony you embedded in the gift of creation. As one human family, we pray. Amen.

Call to Action

Take a few minutes today and learn about the indigenous people that walked where I now reside.  Be thankful and find a way to express that gratitude concretely.