Walking. Albuquerque.
Remembering Buddy Monahan.
Boomer Sooner – The University of Oklahoma Marching Band
Revolution – Kirk Franklin & The Family
Rock and Roll All Nite – Kiss
Edge of America – Annie Humphrey
Ohenton Karihwatekwen Karenna – Bear Fox
Blackbird – Emma Stevens
No More – Fawn Wood
Native America – J25
I Am Your Friend – Joanne Shenandoah
Running – Joy Harjo
Gentle Warrior – Kaolin Johnson
Fight for the Rights – Kelly Fraser
Some How – Nizhoni Girls
Earth and Sun – Sharon Burch
Heart of a Hero – Shelley Morningsong
Native Child – Thunder Bird Sisters
Filed under Exercise, Friends, Music, New Mexico, playlist
My friend the Rev. Bruce Reyes-Chow is part of the Solidarity with the Suffering delegation to Palestine & Israel organized by the Israel/Palestine Mission Network of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). He presents this list of ways to connect with the delegation and with Christian organizations in Israel & Palestine. .
CONNECT TO THE ISRAEL/PALESTINE MISSION NETWORK
CONNECT WITH THE REV. BRUCE REYES-CHOW
CONNECT WITH SABEEL
CONNECT WITH KAIROS PALESTINE
With gratitude to those who are participating in solidarity and a witness for justice and peace, here is a prayer.
Filed under Current Events, Friends, Human Rights, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
In response to a call from Christian partners in Palestine-Israel (Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center and Kairos Palestine), a delegation of thirty-five people, mostly Presbyterians, have begun a solidarity visit to Palestine and Israel. The Israel/Palestine Mission Network (IPMN) of the PC(USA) organized the delegation. Find reports on the IPMN blog.
A prayer for the Solidarity with the Suffering delegation
God of all peoples,
God who creates us for peace,
God who calls us to pursue justice,
we thank you for people
who live into hope
by working and witnessing
for justice and peace in Israel and Palestine,
and particularly in Gaza.
For those who write emails, postcards, and letters,
those who make phone calls,
those who participate in demonstrations,
those who talk to families and friends,
those who build relationships with others,
those who make a pilgrimage to speak to elected representatives in Washington,
and all who pursue justice and peace in ways
we do not know,
we give you thanks.
We thank you for people
who visit Palestine and Israel
to listen, to learn, to stand in solidarity.
Particularly we thank you
for the participants in the
Presbyterian delegation:
Solidarity with the Suffering.
Bless their witness.
Guide their experiences.
May their efforts for justice and for peace
ripple across the church and the world.
Keep the participants safe.
Keep safe the siblings they encounter.
Lead us all to work for justice and for peace
as we are able.
We pray in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
Filed under Friends, Prayer, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)
God who exists in relationship,
God who creates us for relationship;
Jesus who calls us into relationship;
Holy Spirit who gifts us for relationship;
we thank you for the gift of communities
of which we are a part and
within which we live.
Communities that
care for us,
hold us together,
challenge us,
frustrate us,
wound us,
forgive us
guide us,
enrich us,
bless us
love us;
communities that surround us
even when we are unaware,
even when we are distant from one another.
We ask you God,
to help us live well in communities,
to create space for communities,
in which we
care for one another,
hold one another together,
challenge one another,
frustrate one another,
wound one another,
forgive one another,
guide one another,
enrich one another,
bless one another,
love one another.
We pray in Jesus’ name.
Amen.
inspired by “Offerings,” season 2, episode 9 of Reservation Dogs and a Zoom conversation with dear friends and valued colleagues
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