Truth and Reconciliation Prayer
September 30, 2026
As we mark this National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
we remember that you, Creator God,
have witnessed every moment of our histories.
You know by heart the thousands of years
of Indigenous stewardship of Turtle Island,
you saw the interactions of the first white people
who arrived on these shores.
You wept when settlers rejected the road of co-operation,
when white people sowed violence
and harvested a whirlwind of genocide….
I am a Mennonite pastor currently teaching theology at Conrad Grebel University College in Waterloo, Ontario. I’ve served congregations in Ontario and most recently, Alberta.