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Prayers for Peacemakers, May 20, 2015 Indigenous Peoples Solidarity

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May 20, 2015

Prayers for Peacemakers, May 20, 2015 Indigenous Peoples Solidarity

Give thanks that a judge in Kenora, ON dissolved the
injunction calling for the arrest of Grassy Narrows member Judy Da Silva, if
she tried to block the CN rail line. Nevertheless, CN railway is still
threatening to sue her.

*Epixel for Sunday, May 17, 2015

photo 2013

For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen?But if we hope for what we
do not see, we wait for it with patience. Romans 8:24-25

*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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