An Indigenous Way of Peace: Honesty, Grace, and Walking Respectfully

The world doesn’t look like us, exclusively. God has shown us what is good. God calls for actions that are impartial, love for compassion, and walking respectfully with God. Native American Presbyterians continue to be some of the most overlooked constituencies in Christianity. Often only considered when a “mission trip” is on a church’s agenda or during Christmas when considering doing something “nice” for the least among us. Toward a Just, Compassionate and Respectful Pathway with Native Americans is not a history lesson but a real-world example of that journey of understanding with God and our neighbors. It presents cultural awareness between the Native American cultures of this country and those who came after them. The workshop uses five-hundred years of documented information to reveal what most have never heard concerning the lack of honesty, grace and respect toward Native Americans and shows the pathway Micah describes for all God’s children. God emphasizes value in moral and spiritual obedience more than ritual and ceremony. Micah 6:8 isn’t just referring to humility; Micah is inviting us to give, sacrifice and empty ourselves into our world. This leads to restoring God’s image not only in us but inspires us to be instruments of change to everyone, not just family and friends, not just to those who look like us.
This workshop should be our first step on a journey, “El Camino”, of understanding —with God and with our neighbors. The actions Micah is sharing are a heavenly roadmap for living honestly, showing grace, and walking respectfully in our faith journey.