I love how you used ‘Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven’ in relation to reconciliation. I have spoken those words in prayer so many times and never gave a thought to how it truely is the definition of reconciliation. If we can align our human will with the Divine will of the One who hung the stars in the sky, then we will become co-creators with God and peace will be restored on earth as it is in heaven. So simple, it’s difficult 😊

Thanks for that question, Jer! I would have to say that moving towards a reconciliation mindset has been a slow and steady process. It is difficult to pinpoint certain moments. That said, I was greatly impacted by listening to a couple of Indigenous Christian Leaders (Richard Twiss and Mark Charles) as well as by reading Mark Charles & Soong-Chan Rah’s book, Unsettling Truths. Rethinking my assumptions about the faith of Indigenous peoples in North America, both at the time of colonialism and the present day has led to great lament of systemic sin but also to great anticipation of a reconciled church that is truly inclusive of all believers across cultures and time. I continue to reconcile the faith of my childhood and young adulthood with the stories I hear of peoples from different times and cultures. And day by day, my imagination of what a reconciled church could look like morphs and grows and deepens!