Indigenous Peoples' Day

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.