Prayers for Peacemakers July 11, 2014
Pray for the people of Grassy Narrows. The Supreme Court of Canada ruled today that the
Ontario government could permit industrial logging on their traditional lands
today.
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| I am severely afflicted; give me life, O LORD, according to your word. Psalm 119:107 |
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| *epixel: a snapshot-epistle to the churches related to and appearing with a text from the upcoming Sunday’s Revised Common Lectionary readings. |
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